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49302

ZIP 49302 is Alto, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +1 more
Population
9,754
Coordinates
42.8215, -85.4022
☼ Live from 49302 — Alto, MI

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Where 49302 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49302
  • 🔢 Type 49302 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,302 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 83. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49301 (Ada, MI, 11 mi away) and 49303 (Bailey, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49302 becomes 20394 — and that is a real ZIP code: Washington, DC, 515 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02349, 02493, 03249, 04239, 04923, 04932, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94023 in Los Altos, CA, 1,960 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯713 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49302 and you would come out at 42.82°S, 94.60°E — 1,246 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 50.0 square miles of land, 49302 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,754This ZIP9,754
Households3,052This ZIP3,052
Housing units3,180This ZIP3,180
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$134,722This ZIP$134,722Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$400,700This ZIP$400,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher47.0%This ZIP47.0%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density195.1 / sq miThis ZIP195.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees1,294This ZIP1,294
Annual payroll$70,104,000This ZIP$70,104,000
Tax returns filed4,330This ZIP4,330
Total adjusted gross income$519,255,000This ZIP$519,255,000

Land area

Land area50.00 sq miThis ZIP50.00 sq mi
Water area0.87 sq miThis ZIP0.87 sq mi

Counties 49302 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 99.8%
Ionia County 0.2%

ZIP codes near 49302

ZIPCityDistance
49325 Freeport, MI 6.6 mi
48815 Clarksville, MI 7.3 mi
49316 Caledonia, MI 7.8 mi
49512 Grand Rapids, MI 8.7 mi
49331 Lowell, MI 9.2 mi
49333 Middleville, MI 9.3 mi
49355 Ada, MI 10.2 mi
49356 Ada, MI 10.2 mi
49357 Ada, MI 10.2 mi
49546 Grand Rapids, MI 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49302?

49302 is in Alto, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8215, -85.4022.

What county is 49302 in?

49302 spans 2 counties: Kent County and Ionia County. Most of it falls in Kent 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 49302?

Alto uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49302 in?

49302 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49302?

About 9,754 people live in ZIP code 49302, in 3,052 households, at 195.1 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 49302?

$134,722 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49302?

The closest are 49325 (6.6 mi), 48815 (7.3 mi), 49316 (7.8 mi), 49512 (8.7 mi) and 49331 (9.2 mi).

Is 49302 a PO Box ZIP code?

49302 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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