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49340

ZIP 49340 is Remus, Michigan, mostly in Mecosta County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Mecosta +1 more
Metro area
Big Rapids, MI
Population
2,437
Coordinates
43.6179, -85.1108
☼ Live from 49340 — Remus, MI

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Where 49340 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49340
  • 🔢 Type 49340 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,340 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2467. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49339 (Pierson, MI, 28 mi away) and 49341 (Rockford, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49340 becomes 04394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03449, 04349, 04493, 04943, 30449, 39044, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94403 in San Mateo, CA, 1,979 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯741 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49340 and you would come out at 43.62°S, 94.89°E — 1,232 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 85.4 square miles of land, 49340 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,437This ZIP2,437
Households1,071This ZIP1,071
Housing units1,291This ZIP1,291
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,417This ZIP$54,417Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$190,900This ZIP$190,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.4%This ZIP19.4%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density28.5 / sq miThis ZIP28.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments47This ZIP47
Employees1,378This ZIP1,378
Annual payroll$75,967,000This ZIP$75,967,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$74,421,000This ZIP$74,421,000

Land area

Land area85.40 sq miThis ZIP85.40 sq mi
Water area0.78 sq miThis ZIP0.78 sq mi

Counties 49340 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Mecosta County 70.7%
Isabella County 29.3%

ZIP codes near 49340

ZIPCityDistance
49332 Mecosta, MI 6.5 mi
48893 Weidman, MI 7.7 mi
49310 Blanchard, MI 7.9 mi
49305 Barryton, MI 9.5 mi
49342 Rodney, MI 11.4 mi
48896 Winn, MI 12.4 mi
49320 Chippewa Lake, MI 13.0 mi
48804 Mount Pleasant, MI 13.3 mi
48886 Six Lakes, MI 14.2 mi
48850 Lakeview, MI 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49340?

49340 is in Remus, Michigan, in Mecosta County, part of the Big Rapids, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6179, -85.1108.

What county is 49340 in?

49340 spans 2 counties: Mecosta County and Isabella County. Most of it falls in Mecosta 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 49340?

Remus uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49340 in?

49340 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49340?

About 2,437 people live in ZIP code 49340, in 1,071 households, at 28.5 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 49340?

$54,417 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49340?

The closest are 49332 (6.5 mi), 48893 (7.7 mi), 49310 (7.9 mi), 49305 (9.5 mi) and 49342 (11.4 mi).

Is 49340 a PO Box ZIP code?

49340 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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