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49285

ZIP 49285 is Stockbridge, Michigan, mostly in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ingham +3 more
Population
6,240
Coordinates
42.4632, -84.2100
☼ Live from 49285 — Stockbridge, MI

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Where 49285 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49285
  • 🔢 Type 49285 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,285 = 5 × 9857. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49284 (Springport, MI, 25 mi away) and 49286 (Tecumseh, MI, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49285 becomes 58294, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95482 in Ukiah, CA, 2,037 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯768 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49285 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 95.79°E — 1,310 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 76.0 square miles of land, 49285 is bigger than 71% of ZIP codes — room for about 58 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,240This ZIP6,240
Households2,629This ZIP2,629
Housing units2,800This ZIP2,800
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,375This ZIP$73,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$210,100This ZIP$210,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$858This ZIP$858Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute34.8 minThis ZIP34.8 min
Population density82.1 / sq miThis ZIP82.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees451This ZIP451
Annual payroll$19,694,000This ZIP$19,694,000
Tax returns filed2,730This ZIP2,730
Total adjusted gross income$192,280,000This ZIP$192,280,000

Land area

Land area76.04 sq miThis ZIP76.04 sq mi
Water area0.88 sq miThis ZIP0.88 sq mi

Counties 49285 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ingham County 80.3%
Jackson County 10.2%
Livingston County 6.3%
Washtenaw County 3.3%

Other place names in 49285

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ZIP codes near 49285

ZIPCityDistance
49259 Munith, MI 6.0 mi
48137 Gregory, MI 6.9 mi
48819 Dansville, MI 7.0 mi
49272 Pleasant Lake, MI 8.6 mi
49251 Leslie, MI 10.4 mi
48805 Okemos, MI 12.5 mi
48892 Webberville, MI 12.6 mi
49240 Grass Lake, MI 13.3 mi
48169 Pinckney, MI 13.4 mi
48118 Chelsea, MI 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49285?

49285 is in Stockbridge, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4632, -84.2100.

What county is 49285 in?

49285 spans 4 counties: Ingham County, Jackson County, Livingston County and Washtenaw County. Most of it falls in Ingham County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49285?

Stockbridge uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49285 in?

49285 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49285?

About 6,240 people live in ZIP code 49285, in 2,629 households, at 82.1 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 49285?

$73,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49285?

The closest are 49259 (6 mi), 48137 (6.9 mi), 48819 (7 mi), 49272 (8.6 mi) and 49251 (10.4 mi).

Is 49285 a PO Box ZIP code?

49285 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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