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49434

ZIP 49434 is Macatawa, Michigan, mostly in Ottawa County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ottawa +1 more
Population
130
Coordinates
42.7700, -86.2077
☼ Live from 49434 — Macatawa, MI

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Where 49434 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49434
  • 🔢 Type 49434 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hEhGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,434 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 11 × 107. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49431 (Ludington, MI, 83 mi away) and 49435 (Marne, MI, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49434 becomes 43494, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34449, 43449, 43944, 44439, 44493, 49344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93444 in Nipomo, CA, 1,905 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯673 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49434 and you would come out at 42.77°S, 93.79°E — 1,212 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 0.087 square miles of land, 49434 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 42 football fields.
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People and housing

Population130This ZIP130
Households51This ZIP51
Housing units95This ZIP95
Median age32.5This ZIP32.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$178,942This ZIP$178,942Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher65.4%This ZIP65.4%
Population density1,494.3 / sq miThis ZIP1,494.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees87This ZIP87
Annual payroll$3,089,000This ZIP$3,089,000

Land area

Land area0.09 sq miThis ZIP0.09 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Counties 49434 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ottawa County 88.8%
Allegan County 11.2%

ZIP codes near 49434

ZIPCityDistance
49422 Holland, MI 5.2 mi
49424 Holland, MI 5.8 mi
49423 Holland, MI 6.6 mi
49453 Saugatuck, MI 7.7 mi
49406 Douglas, MI 8.9 mi
49460 West Olive, MI 11.6 mi
49464 Zeeland, MI 12.4 mi
49419 Hamilton, MI 13.2 mi
49408 Fennville, MI 14.5 mi
49417 Grand Haven, MI 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49434?

49434 is in Macatawa, Michigan, in Ottawa County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7700, -86.2077.

What county is 49434 in?

49434 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 time zone is 49434 in?

49434 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49434?

About 130 people live in ZIP code 49434, in 51 households, at 1,494.3 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 49434?

$178,942 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49434?

The closest are 49422 (5.2 mi), 49424 (5.8 mi), 49423 (6.6 mi), 49453 (7.7 mi) and 49406 (8.9 mi).

Is 49434 a PO Box ZIP code?

49434 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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