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49442

ZIP 49442 is in Muskegon, Michigan, in Muskegon County; area code 231; Eastern time. Muskegon has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 49440, 49441, 49443, 49444 and 49445.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Muskegon
Population
44,766
Coordinates
43.2418, -86.1357
☼ Live from 49442 — Muskegon, MI

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Where 49442 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49442
  • 🔢 Type 49442 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhhGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,442 = 2 × 59 × 419. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49441 (Muskegon, MI, 9 mi away) and 49443 (Muskegon, MI, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49442 becomes 24494, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24944, 44429, 44492, 49424, 94244). The farthest-flung twin is 94244 in Sacramento, CA, 1,860 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯685 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49442 and you would come out at 43.24°S, 93.86°E — 1,199 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 49442 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,766This ZIP44,766
Households16,417This ZIP16,417
Housing units18,102This ZIP18,102
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$48,563This ZIP$48,563Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$136,400This ZIP$136,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$971This ZIP$971Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.4%This ZIP10.4%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density1,091.4 / sq miThis ZIP1,091.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments573This ZIP573
Employees10,037This ZIP10,037
Annual payroll$535,677,000This ZIP$535,677,000
Tax returns filed18,470This ZIP18,470
Total adjusted gross income$770,653,000This ZIP$770,653,000

Land area

Land area41.02 sq miThis ZIP41.02 sq mi
Water area2.76 sq miThis ZIP2.76 sq mi

Other place names in 49442

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

ZIP codes near 49442

ZIPCityDistance
49443 Muskegon, MI 5.5 mi
49444 Muskegon, MI 5.5 mi
49440 Muskegon, MI 5.9 mi
49415 Fruitport, MI 6.4 mi
49457 Twin Lake, MI 7.6 mi
49451 Ravenna, MI 8.7 mi
49445 Muskegon, MI 8.7 mi
49441 Muskegon, MI 8.7 mi
49448 Nunica, MI 10.7 mi
49456 Spring Lake, MI 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49442?

49442 is in Muskegon, Michigan, in Muskegon County, part of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2418, -86.1357.

What county is 49442 in?

49442 lies in Muskegon County.

What area code is 49442?

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

What time zone is 49442 in?

49442 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49442?

About 44,766 people live in ZIP code 49442, in 16,417 households, at 1,091.4 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 49442?

$48,563 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49442?

The closest are 49443 (5.5 mi), 49444 (5.5 mi), 49440 (5.9 mi), 49415 (6.4 mi) and 49457 (7.6 mi).

Is 49442 a PO Box ZIP code?

49442 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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