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49326

ZIP 49326 is Gowen, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +1 more
Population
3,980
Coordinates
43.2536, -85.3174
☼ Live from 49326 — Gowen, MI

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Where 49326 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49326
  • 🔢 Type 49326 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,326 = 2 × 3 × 8221. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49325 (Freeport, MI, 34 mi away) and 49327 (Grant, MI, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49326 becomes 62394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23694, 23964, 24639, 24963, 26349, 29346, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96432 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,081 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯725 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49326 and you would come out at 43.25°S, 94.68°E — 1,235 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 24.1 square miles of land, 49326 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,980This ZIP3,980
Households1,390This ZIP1,390
Housing units1,749This ZIP1,749
Median age40.1This ZIP40.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,000This ZIP$84,000Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$226,100This ZIP$226,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$996This ZIP$996Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.0%This ZIP25.0%
Mean commute29.6 minThis ZIP29.6 min
Population density165.2 / sq miThis ZIP165.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments42This ZIP42
Employees140This ZIP140
Annual payroll$5,900,000This ZIP$5,900,000
Tax returns filed1,940This ZIP1,940
Total adjusted gross income$131,844,000This ZIP$131,844,000

Land area

Land area24.09 sq miThis ZIP24.09 sq mi
Water area1.62 sq miThis ZIP1.62 sq mi

Counties 49326 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 60.0%
Montcalm County 40.0%

ZIP codes near 49326

ZIPCityDistance
49347 Trufant, MI 4.3 mi
48838 Greenville, MI 5.7 mi
49322 Coral, MI 7.3 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 8.6 mi
49339 Pierson, MI 10.5 mi
49319 Cedar Springs, MI 10.7 mi
49343 Sand Lake, MI 11.0 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 11.4 mi
49341 Rockford, MI 12.5 mi
48809 Belding, MI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49326?

49326 is in Gowen, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2536, -85.3174.

What county is 49326 in?

49326 spans 2 counties: Kent County and Montcalm 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 time zone is 49326 in?

49326 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49326?

About 3,980 people live in ZIP code 49326, in 1,390 households, at 165.2 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 49326?

$84,000 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49326?

The closest are 49347 (4.3 mi), 48838 (5.7 mi), 49322 (7.3 mi), 48885 (8.6 mi) and 49339 (10.5 mi).

Is 49326 a PO Box ZIP code?

49326 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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