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49456

ZIP 49456 is Spring Lake, Michigan, mostly in Ottawa County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ottawa +1 more
Population
19,931
Coordinates
43.0911, -86.2065
☼ Live from 49456 — Spring Lake, MI

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Where 49456 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49456
  • 🔢 Type 49456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 281. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49455 (Shelby, MI, 37 mi away) and 49457 (Twin Lake, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49456 becomes 65494, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44659, 44695, 45469, 45694, 46945, 49546, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96454 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,100 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯678 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49456 and you would come out at 43.09°S, 93.79°E — 1,201 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 25.3 square miles of land, 49456 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,931This ZIP19,931
Households8,690This ZIP8,690
Housing units9,678This ZIP9,678
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$92,672This ZIP$92,672Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$340,200This ZIP$340,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,261This ZIP$1,261Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.1%This ZIP48.1%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density787.4 / sq miThis ZIP787.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments419This ZIP419
Employees6,887This ZIP6,887
Annual payroll$327,300,000This ZIP$327,300,000
Tax returns filed10,460This ZIP10,460
Total adjusted gross income$1,320,942,000This ZIP$1,320,942,000

Land area

Land area25.31 sq miThis ZIP25.31 sq mi
Water area8.35 sq miThis ZIP8.35 sq mi

Counties 49456 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ottawa County 87.0%
Muskegon County 13.0%

Other place names in 49456

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

ZIP codes near 49456

ZIPCityDistance
49409 Ferrysburg, MI 0.9 mi
49444 Muskegon, MI 6.0 mi
49415 Fruitport, MI 6.2 mi
49417 Grand Haven, MI 6.3 mi
49448 Nunica, MI 6.8 mi
49441 Muskegon, MI 7.4 mi
49443 Muskegon, MI 9.2 mi
49440 Muskegon, MI 10.4 mi
49442 Muskegon, MI 11.0 mi
49460 West Olive, MI 11.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49456?

49456 is in Spring Lake, Michigan, in Ottawa County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0911, -86.2065.

What county is 49456 in?

49456 spans 2 counties: Ottawa County and Muskegon 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 49456 in?

49456 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49456?

About 19,931 people live in ZIP code 49456, in 8,690 households, at 787.4 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 49456?

$92,672 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49456?

The closest are 49409 (0.9 mi), 49444 (6 mi), 49415 (6.2 mi), 49417 (6.3 mi) and 49448 (6.8 mi).

Is 49456 a PO Box ZIP code?

49456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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