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49431

ZIP 49431 is Ludington, Michigan, in Mason County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Mason
Metro area
Ludington, MI
Population
17,184
Coordinates
43.9646, -86.4093
☼ Live from 49431 — Ludington, MI

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Where 49431 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49431
  • 🔢 Type 49431 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEhGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,431 = 3 × 16477. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49430 (Lamont, MI, 71 mi away) and 49434 (Macatawa, MI, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49431 becomes 13494 — and that is a real ZIP code: Woodgate, NY, 562 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13449, 13494, 19344, 19443, 34491, 39144, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94143 in San Francisco, CA, 1,916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 87% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯687 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49431 and you would come out at 43.96°S, 93.59°E — 1,164 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 29m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 53m.
  • 📏 At 96.1 square miles of land, 49431 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 73 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,184This ZIP17,184
Households7,765This ZIP7,765
Housing units10,051This ZIP10,051
Median age48.6This ZIP48.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,336This ZIP$66,336Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$237,700This ZIP$237,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$914This ZIP$914Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.3%This ZIP31.3%
Mean commute15.6 minThis ZIP15.6 min
Population density178.9 / sq miThis ZIP178.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments579This ZIP579
Employees8,439This ZIP8,439
Annual payroll$395,367,000This ZIP$395,367,000
Tax returns filed8,820This ZIP8,820
Total adjusted gross income$584,915,000This ZIP$584,915,000

Land area

Land area96.07 sq miThis ZIP96.07 sq mi
Water area15.53 sq miThis ZIP15.53 sq mi

Other place names in 49431

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49431

ZIPCityDistance
49454 Scottville, MI 6.3 mi
49405 Custer, MI 11.6 mi
49449 Pentwater, MI 11.9 mi
49411 Free Soil, MI 12.8 mi
49410 Fountain, MI 13.7 mi
49458 Walhalla, MI 14.7 mi
49420 Hart, MI 18.0 mi
49634 Filer City, MI 18.3 mi
49436 Mears, MI 19.4 mi
49402 Branch, MI 19.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49431?

49431 is in Ludington, Michigan, in Mason County, part of the Ludington, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.9646, -86.4093.

What county is 49431 in?

49431 lies in Mason County.

What area code is 49431?

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

What time zone is 49431 in?

49431 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49431?

About 17,184 people live in ZIP code 49431, in 7,765 households, at 178.9 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 49431?

$66,336 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49431?

The closest are 49454 (6.3 mi), 49405 (11.6 mi), 49449 (11.9 mi), 49411 (12.8 mi) and 49410 (13.7 mi).

Is 49431 a PO Box ZIP code?

49431 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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