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49316

ZIP 49316 is Caledonia, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +2 more
Population
26,427
Coordinates
42.7938, -85.5505
☼ Live from 49316 — Caledonia, MI

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Where 49316 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 49316
  • 🔢 Type 49316 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,316 = 2 × 2 × 12329. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49315 (Byron Center, MI, 10 mi away) and 49317 (Cannonsburg, MI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49316 becomes 61394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13469, 13649, 13694, 14639, 16943, 19346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96431 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,103 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯706 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49316 and you would come out at 42.79°S, 94.45°E — 1,240 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 57.1 square miles of land, 49316 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,427This ZIP26,427
Households9,626This ZIP9,626
Housing units10,009This ZIP10,009
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$103,238This ZIP$103,238Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$364,200This ZIP$364,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,338This ZIP$1,338Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.3%This ZIP48.3%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density462.8 / sq miThis ZIP462.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments587This ZIP587
Employees8,493This ZIP8,493
Annual payroll$456,673,000This ZIP$456,673,000
Tax returns filed12,310This ZIP12,310
Total adjusted gross income$1,265,885,000This ZIP$1,265,885,000

Land area

Land area57.11 sq miThis ZIP57.11 sq mi
Water area1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi

Counties 49316 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 79.1%
Allegan County 18.3%
Barry County 2.6%

Other place names in 49316

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ZIP codes near 49316

ZIPCityDistance
49512 Grand Rapids, MI 6.0 mi
49508 Grand Rapids, MI 6.7 mi
49335 Moline, MI 6.9 mi
49528 Grand Rapids, MI 7.1 mi
49548 Grand Rapids, MI 7.7 mi
49302 Alto, MI 7.8 mi
49348 Wayland, MI 8.1 mi
49333 Middleville, MI 8.1 mi
49546 Grand Rapids, MI 9.6 mi
49315 Byron Center, MI 9.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49316?

49316 is in Caledonia, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7938, -85.5505.

What county is 49316 in?

49316 spans 3 counties: Kent County, Allegan County and Barry 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 49316?

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

What time zone is 49316 in?

49316 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49316?

About 26,427 people live in ZIP code 49316, in 9,626 households, at 462.8 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 49316?

$103,238 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49316?

The closest are 49512 (6 mi), 49508 (6.7 mi), 49335 (6.9 mi), 49528 (7.1 mi) and 49548 (7.7 mi).

Is 49316 a PO Box ZIP code?

49316 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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