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49343

ZIP 49343 is Sand Lake, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; area codes 616 and 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +2 more
Population
5,664
Coordinates
43.2997, -85.5261
☼ Live from 49343 — Sand Lake, MI

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Where 49343 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49343
  • 🔢 Type 49343 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,343 = 7 × 7 × 19 × 53. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49342 (Rodney, MI, 29 mi away) and 49344 (Shelbyville, MI, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49343 becomes 34394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33449, 33944, 39443, 43349, 43439, 43934, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93434 in Guadalupe, CA, 1,952 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯715 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49343 and you would come out at 43.30°S, 94.47°E — 1,224 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 55.3 square miles of land, 49343 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,664This ZIP5,664
Households2,421This ZIP2,421
Housing units2,798This ZIP2,798
Median age46.4This ZIP46.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,408This ZIP$80,408Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$244,200This ZIP$244,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$880This ZIP$880Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density102.4 / sq miThis ZIP102.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments83This ZIP83
Employees434This ZIP434
Annual payroll$20,521,000This ZIP$20,521,000
Tax returns filed2,870This ZIP2,870
Total adjusted gross income$190,282,000This ZIP$190,282,000

Land area

Land area55.29 sq miThis ZIP55.29 sq mi
Water area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi

Counties 49343 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 52.6%
Newaygo County 37.1%
Montcalm County 10.3%

Other place names in 49343

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ZIP codes near 49343

ZIPCityDistance
49339 Pierson, MI 2.6 mi
49319 Cedar Springs, MI 4.8 mi
49329 Howard City, MI 7.6 mi
49347 Trufant, MI 9.1 mi
49322 Coral, MI 9.6 mi
49326 Gowen, MI 11.0 mi
49330 Kent City, MI 11.3 mi
49341 Rockford, MI 12.3 mi
49351 Rockford, MI 12.5 mi
49337 Newaygo, MI 12.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49343?

49343 is in Sand Lake, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2997, -85.5261.

What county is 49343 in?

49343 spans 3 counties: Kent County, Newaygo 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 area code is 49343?

Sand Lake uses area codes 616 and 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49343 in?

49343 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49343?

About 5,664 people live in ZIP code 49343, in 2,421 households, at 102.4 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 49343?

$80,408 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49343?

The closest are 49339 (2.6 mi), 49319 (4.8 mi), 49329 (7.6 mi), 49347 (9.1 mi) and 49322 (9.6 mi).

Is 49343 a PO Box ZIP code?

49343 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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