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49347

ZIP 49347 is Trufant, Michigan, mostly in Montcalm County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm +1 more
Population
1,570
Coordinates
43.3123, -85.3452
☼ Live from 49347 — Trufant, MI

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Where 49347 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49347
  • 🔢 Type 49347 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhEGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,347 = 3 × 3 × 5483. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000011000011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49346 (Stanwood, MI, 20 mi away) and 49348 (Wayland, MI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49347 becomes 74394, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 34974, 39474, 39744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93447 in Paso Robles, CA, 1,939 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯724 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49347 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 94.65°E — 1,232 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 17.7 square miles of land, 49347 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,570This ZIP1,570
Households501This ZIP501
Housing units626This ZIP626
Median age43.0This ZIP43.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,477This ZIP$91,477Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$975This ZIP$975Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.4%This ZIP16.4%
Mean commute34.6 minThis ZIP34.6 min
Population density88.5 / sq miThis ZIP88.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments13This ZIP13
Employees75This ZIP75
Annual payroll$1,593,000This ZIP$1,593,000
Tax returns filed640This ZIP640
Total adjusted gross income$38,164,000This ZIP$38,164,000

Land area

Land area17.75 sq miThis ZIP17.75 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Counties 49347 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montcalm County 96.9%
Kent County 3.1%

Other place names in 49347

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ZIP codes near 49347

ZIPCityDistance
49322 Coral, MI 3.0 mi
49326 Gowen, MI 4.3 mi
49339 Pierson, MI 7.7 mi
49343 Sand Lake, MI 9.1 mi
48850 Lakeview, MI 9.8 mi
48838 Greenville, MI 10.0 mi
49329 Howard City, MI 10.0 mi
49319 Cedar Springs, MI 10.8 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 11.0 mi
48886 Six Lakes, MI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49347?

49347 is in Trufant, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3123, -85.3452.

What county is 49347 in?

49347 spans 2 counties: Montcalm County and Kent 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 49347?

Trufant uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49347 in?

49347 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49347?

About 1,570 people live in ZIP code 49347, in 501 households, at 88.5 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 49347?

$91,477 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49347?

The closest are 49322 (3 mi), 49326 (4.3 mi), 49339 (7.7 mi), 49343 (9.1 mi) and 48850 (9.8 mi).

Is 49347 a PO Box ZIP code?

49347 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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