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49315

ZIP 49315 is Byron Center, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +2 more
Population
27,091
Coordinates
42.8036, -85.7420
☼ Live from 49315 — Byron Center, MI

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Where 49315 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 49315
  • 🔢 Type 49315 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,315 = 5 × 7 × 1409. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49314 (Burnips, MI, 7 mi away) and 49316 (Caledonia, MI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49315 becomes 51394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13459, 13495, 14539, 15349, 15439, 15934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95431 in Eldridge, CA, 1,939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯696 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49315 and you would come out at 42.80°S, 94.26°E — 1,231 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 55.2 square miles of land, 49315 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,091This ZIP27,091
Households9,515This ZIP9,515
Housing units9,864This ZIP9,864
Median age40.5This ZIP40.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$113,346This ZIP$113,346Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$382,100This ZIP$382,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,403This ZIP$1,403Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.1%This ZIP46.1%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density490.9 / sq miThis ZIP490.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments800This ZIP800
Employees15,465This ZIP15,465
Annual payroll$990,933,000This ZIP$990,933,000
Tax returns filed13,340This ZIP13,340
Total adjusted gross income$1,595,928,000This ZIP$1,595,928,000

Land area

Land area55.19 sq miThis ZIP55.19 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Counties 49315 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 71.8%
Ottawa County 18.1%
Allegan County 10.1%

Other place names in 49315

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49315

ZIPCityDistance
49418 Grandville, MI 5.3 mi
49335 Moline, MI 5.4 mi
49427 Jamestown, MI 5.4 mi
49323 Dorr, MI 5.7 mi
49548 Grand Rapids, MI 6.0 mi
49519 Wyoming, MI 6.5 mi
49509 Wyoming, MI 7.0 mi
49314 Burnips, MI 7.1 mi
49468 Grandville, MI 7.4 mi
49508 Grand Rapids, MI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49315?

49315 is in Byron Center, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8036, -85.7420.

What county is 49315 in?

49315 spans 3 counties: Kent County, Ottawa County and Allegan 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 49315?

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

What time zone is 49315 in?

49315 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49315?

About 27,091 people live in ZIP code 49315, in 9,515 households, at 490.9 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 49315?

$113,346 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49315?

The closest are 49418 (5.3 mi), 49335 (5.4 mi), 49427 (5.4 mi), 49323 (5.7 mi) and 49548 (6 mi).

Is 49315 a PO Box ZIP code?

49315 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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