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49338

ZIP 49338 is Paris, Michigan, mostly in Newaygo County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Newaygo +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,971
Coordinates
43.7717, -85.6023
☼ Live from 49338 — Paris, MI

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Where 49338 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49338
  • 🔢 Type 49338 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,338 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 2741. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49337 (Newaygo, MI, 25 mi away) and 49339 (Pierson, MI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49338 becomes 83394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33498, 33849, 33948, 34983, 38943, 39348, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93438 in Lompoc, CA, 1,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯721 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49338 and you would come out at 43.77°S, 94.40°E — 1,205 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 56.9 square miles of land, 49338 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,971This ZIP1,971
Households710This ZIP710
Housing units808This ZIP808
Median age33.7This ZIP33.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,375This ZIP$69,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$161,900This ZIP$161,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,052This ZIP$1,052Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.6%This ZIP18.6%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density34.7 / sq miThis ZIP34.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments21This ZIP21
Employees261This ZIP261
Annual payroll$5,824,000This ZIP$5,824,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$54,431,000This ZIP$54,431,000

Land area

Land area56.87 sq miThis ZIP56.87 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 49338 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Newaygo County 70.3%
Mecosta County 29.5%
Osceola County 0.2%

Other place names in 49338

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ZIP codes near 49338

ZIPCityDistance
49307 Big Rapids, MI 7.9 mi
49677 Reed City, MI 9.2 mi
49623 Chase, MI 10.5 mi
49312 Brohman, MI 10.8 mi
49639 Hersey, MI 11.0 mi
49642 Idlewild, MI 12.9 mi
49309 Bitely, MI 13.7 mi
49346 Stanwood, MI 15.2 mi
49342 Rodney, MI 15.4 mi
49349 White Cloud, MI 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49338?

49338 is in Paris, Michigan, in Newaygo County. Its published point location is 43.7717, -85.6023.

What county is 49338 in?

49338 spans 3 counties: Newaygo County, Mecosta County and Osceola County. Most of it falls in Newaygo 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 49338?

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

What time zone is 49338 in?

49338 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49338?

About 1,971 people live in ZIP code 49338, in 710 households, at 34.7 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 49338?

$69,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49338?

The closest are 49307 (7.9 mi), 49677 (9.2 mi), 49623 (10.5 mi), 49312 (10.8 mi) and 49639 (11 mi).

Is 49338 a PO Box ZIP code?

49338 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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