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49342

ZIP 49342 is Rodney, Michigan, in Mecosta County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Mecosta
Metro area
Big Rapids, MI
Population
1,527
Coordinates
43.6904, -85.3156
☼ Live from 49342 — Rodney, MI

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Where 49342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49342
  • 🔢 Type 49342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,342 = 2 × 24671. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49341 (Rockford, MI, 40 mi away) and 49343 (Sand Lake, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49342 becomes 24394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23944, 24439, 24934, 24943, 29434, 32449, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93424 in Avila Beach, CA, 1,964 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯733 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49342 and you would come out at 43.69°S, 94.68°E — 1,221 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 39.6 square miles of land, 49342 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,527This ZIP1,527
Households700This ZIP700
Housing units952This ZIP952
Median age43.5This ZIP43.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,971This ZIP$53,971Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$168,300This ZIP$168,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$969This ZIP$969Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.3%This ZIP22.3%
Mean commute22.8 minThis ZIP22.8 min
Population density38.6 / sq miThis ZIP38.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees90This ZIP90
Annual payroll$4,807,000This ZIP$4,807,000
Tax returns filed790This ZIP790
Total adjusted gross income$45,775,000This ZIP$45,775,000

Land area

Land area39.55 sq miThis ZIP39.55 sq mi
Water area1.25 sq miThis ZIP1.25 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49342

ZIPCityDistance
49320 Chippewa Lake, MI 4.7 mi
49332 Mecosta, MI 6.1 mi
49307 Big Rapids, MI 8.4 mi
49346 Stanwood, MI 8.5 mi
49305 Barryton, MI 9.3 mi
49340 Remus, MI 11.4 mi
49639 Hersey, MI 11.8 mi
49336 Morley, MI 13.9 mi
49679 Sears, MI 15.2 mi
49338 Paris, MI 15.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49342?

49342 is in Rodney, Michigan, in Mecosta County, part of the Big Rapids, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6904, -85.3156.

What county is 49342 in?

49342 lies in Mecosta County.

What area code is 49342?

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

What time zone is 49342 in?

49342 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49342?

About 1,527 people live in ZIP code 49342, in 700 households, at 38.6 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 49342?

$53,971 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49342?

The closest are 49320 (4.7 mi), 49332 (6.1 mi), 49307 (8.4 mi), 49346 (8.5 mi) and 49305 (9.3 mi).

Is 49342 a PO Box ZIP code?

49342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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