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49287

ZIP 49287 is Tipton, Michigan, mostly in Lenawee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lenawee +1 more
Metro area
Adrian, MI
Population
1,958
Coordinates
42.0230, -84.0735
☼ Live from 49287 — Tipton, MI

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Where 49287 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49287
  • 🔢 Type 49287 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBZGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,287 = 3 × 7 × 2347. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49286 (Tecumseh, MI, 7 mi away) and 49288 (Waldron, MI, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49287 becomes 78294 — and that is a real ZIP code: San Antonio, TX, 1,183 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94278 in Sacramento, CA, 1,970 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯771 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49287 and you would come out at 42.02°S, 95.93°E — 1,297 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 28.0 square miles of land, 49287 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,958This ZIP1,958
Households799This ZIP799
Housing units1,018This ZIP1,018
Median age49.6This ZIP49.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$88,068This ZIP$88,068Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$263,300This ZIP$263,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$757This ZIP$757Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density69.9 / sq miThis ZIP69.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments28This ZIP28
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$4,093,000This ZIP$4,093,000
Tax returns filed1,020This ZIP1,020
Total adjusted gross income$77,340,000This ZIP$77,340,000

Land area

Land area28.00 sq miThis ZIP28.00 sq mi
Water area0.57 sq miThis ZIP0.57 sq mi

Counties 49287 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lenawee County 94.6%
Washtenaw County 5.4%

ZIP codes near 49287

ZIPCityDistance
49265 Onsted, MI 5.3 mi
49286 Tecumseh, MI 7.4 mi
49236 Clinton, MI 7.7 mi
49221 Adrian, MI 8.4 mi
49230 Brooklyn, MI 8.7 mi
48158 Manchester, MI 9.4 mi
49263 Norvell, MI 10.9 mi
49253 Manitou Beach, MI 10.9 mi
48115 Bridgewater, MI 12.6 mi
49235 Clayton, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49287?

49287 is in Tipton, Michigan, in Lenawee County, part of the Adrian, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0230, -84.0735.

What county is 49287 in?

49287 spans 2 counties: Lenawee County and Washtenaw County. Most of it falls in Lenawee 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 49287?

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

What time zone is 49287 in?

49287 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49287?

About 1,958 people live in ZIP code 49287, in 799 households, at 69.9 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 49287?

$88,068 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49287?

The closest are 49265 (5.3 mi), 49286 (7.4 mi), 49236 (7.7 mi), 49221 (8.4 mi) and 49230 (8.7 mi).

Is 49287 a PO Box ZIP code?

49287 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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