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49329

ZIP 49329 is Howard City, Michigan, mostly in Montcalm County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm +1 more
Population
9,156
Coordinates
43.4067, -85.4950
☼ Live from 49329 — Howard City, MI

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Where 49329 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 49329
  • 🔢 Type 49329 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,329 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49328 (Hopkins, MI, 55 mi away) and 49330 (Kent City, MI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49329 becomes 92394 — and that is a real ZIP code: Victorville, CA, 1,804 miles away.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24993, 29349, 29439, 29493, 29934, 29943, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94923 in Bodega Bay, CA, 1,975 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯719 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49329 and you would come out at 43.41°S, 94.51°E — 1,222 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 78.6 square miles of land, 49329 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,156This ZIP9,156
Households3,370This ZIP3,370
Housing units3,849This ZIP3,849
Median age37.1This ZIP37.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,235This ZIP$74,235Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$207,900This ZIP$207,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$832This ZIP$832Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.5%This ZIP14.5%
Mean commute36.4 minThis ZIP36.4 min
Population density116.4 / sq miThis ZIP116.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees890This ZIP890
Annual payroll$37,380,000This ZIP$37,380,000
Tax returns filed4,000This ZIP4,000
Total adjusted gross income$242,525,000This ZIP$242,525,000

Land area

Land area78.65 sq miThis ZIP78.65 sq mi
Water area1.09 sq miThis ZIP1.09 sq mi

Counties 49329 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montcalm County 77.4%
Newaygo County 22.6%

Other place names in 49329

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

ZIP codes near 49329

ZIPCityDistance
49339 Pierson, MI 5.2 mi
49343 Sand Lake, MI 7.6 mi
49336 Morley, MI 7.6 mi
49322 Coral, MI 8.0 mi
49347 Trufant, MI 10.0 mi
49337 Newaygo, MI 11.3 mi
49319 Cedar Springs, MI 12.3 mi
48850 Lakeview, MI 12.6 mi
49346 Stanwood, MI 13.5 mi
49326 Gowen, MI 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49329?

49329 is in Howard City, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4067, -85.4950.

What county is 49329 in?

49329 spans 2 counties: Montcalm County and Newaygo County. Most of it falls in Montcalm 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 49329?

Howard City uses area code 231, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49329 in?

49329 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49329?

About 9,156 people live in ZIP code 49329, in 3,370 households, at 116.4 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 49329?

$74,235 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49329?

The closest are 49339 (5.2 mi), 49343 (7.6 mi), 49336 (7.6 mi), 49322 (8 mi) and 49347 (10 mi).

Is 49329 a PO Box ZIP code?

49329 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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