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49443

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Muskegon
Population
72
Coordinates
43.2220, -86.2416
☼ Live from 49443 — Muskegon, MI

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Where 49443 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49443
  • 🔢 Type 49443 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhhGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,443 = 3 × 16481. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49442 (Muskegon, MI, 6 mi away) and 49444 (Muskegon, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49443 becomes 34494, 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, 1,906 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯679 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49443 and you would come out at 43.22°S, 93.76°E — 1,195 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 0.051 square miles of land, 49443 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 25 football fields.
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People and housing

Population72This ZIP72
Households0
Housing units0
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density1,411.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,411.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$2,851,000This ZIP$2,851,000

Land area

Land area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 49443

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ZIP codes near 49443

ZIPCityDistance
49440 Muskegon, MI 1.2 mi
49441 Muskegon, MI 3.7 mi
49444 Muskegon, MI 3.8 mi
49442 Muskegon, MI 5.5 mi
49445 Muskegon, MI 5.5 mi
49415 Fruitport, MI 8.1 mi
49456 Spring Lake, MI 9.2 mi
49409 Ferrysburg, MI 9.8 mi
49457 Twin Lake, MI 10.2 mi
49461 Whitehall, MI 11.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49443?

49443 is in Muskegon, Michigan, in Muskegon County, part of the Muskegon-Norton Shores, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2220, -86.2416.

What county is 49443 in?

49443 lies in Muskegon County.

What area code is 49443?

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

What time zone is 49443 in?

49443 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49443?

About 72 people live in ZIP code 49443, at 1,411.8 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 49443?

The closest are 49440 (1.2 mi), 49441 (3.7 mi), 49444 (3.8 mi), 49442 (5.5 mi) and 49445 (5.5 mi).

Is 49443 a PO Box ZIP code?

49443 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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