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49426

ZIP 49426 is Hudsonville, Michigan, mostly in Ottawa County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ottawa +1 more
Population
40,523
Coordinates
42.8633, -85.8876
☼ Live from 49426 — Hudsonville, MI

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Where 49426 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49426
  • 🔢 Type 49426 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZhGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,426 = 2 × 13 × 1901. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49425 (Holton, MI, 42 mi away) and 49427 (Jamestown, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49426 becomes 62494, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24469, 24649, 24946, 29446, 29464, 29644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94624 in Oakland, CA, 1,932 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯690 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49426 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 94.11°E — 1,223 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 60.3 square miles of land, 49426 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,523This ZIP40,523
Households13,727This ZIP13,727
Housing units14,118This ZIP14,118
Median age35.5This ZIP35.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$112,234This ZIP$112,234Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$371,200This ZIP$371,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,344This ZIP$1,344Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%This ZIP45.7%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density672.2 / sq miThis ZIP672.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments797This ZIP797
Employees10,205This ZIP10,205
Annual payroll$555,312,000This ZIP$555,312,000
Tax returns filed20,240This ZIP20,240
Total adjusted gross income$1,920,405,000This ZIP$1,920,405,000

Land area

Land area60.28 sq miThis ZIP60.28 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 49426 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ottawa County 99.5%
Allegan County 0.5%

Other place names in 49426

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ZIP codes near 49426

ZIPCityDistance
49427 Jamestown, MI 3.3 mi
49428 Jenison, MI 4.7 mi
49464 Zeeland, MI 5.1 mi
49429 Jenison, MI 5.7 mi
49418 Grandville, MI 6.1 mi
49468 Grandville, MI 7.1 mi
49315 Byron Center, MI 8.5 mi
49534 Grand Rapids, MI 8.6 mi
49401 Allendale, MI 8.7 mi
49519 Wyoming, MI 8.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49426?

49426 is in Hudsonville, Michigan, in Ottawa County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8633, -85.8876.

What county is 49426 in?

49426 spans 2 counties: Ottawa County and Allegan County. Most of it falls in Ottawa 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 49426?

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

What time zone is 49426 in?

49426 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49426?

About 40,523 people live in ZIP code 49426, in 13,727 households, at 672.2 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 49426?

$112,234 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49426?

The closest are 49427 (3.3 mi), 49428 (4.7 mi), 49464 (5.1 mi), 49429 (5.7 mi) and 49418 (6.1 mi).

Is 49426 a PO Box ZIP code?

49426 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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