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49459

ZIP 49459 is Walkerville, Michigan, mostly in Oceana County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oceana +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
1,524
Coordinates
43.7361, -86.0957
☼ Live from 49459 — Walkerville, MI

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Where 49459 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 49459
  • 🔢 Type 49459 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GShGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49459 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000100110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49458 (Walhalla, MI, 15 mi away) and 49460 (West Olive, MI, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49459 becomes 95494 — and that is a real ZIP code: Yorkville, CA, 1,945 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49945, 54499, 54949, 94549, 94945, 94954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95494 in Yorkville, CA, 1,945 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯697 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49459 and you would come out at 43.74°S, 93.90°E — 1,185 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 79.3 square miles of land, 49459 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,524This ZIP1,524
Households532This ZIP532
Housing units925This ZIP925
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,806This ZIP$55,806Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$108,300This ZIP$108,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$867This ZIP$867Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.8%This ZIP15.8%
Mean commute26.6 minThis ZIP26.6 min
Population density19.2 / sq miThis ZIP19.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees306This ZIP306
Annual payroll$16,189,000This ZIP$16,189,000
Tax returns filed600This ZIP600
Total adjusted gross income$26,974,000This ZIP$26,974,000

Land area

Land area79.31 sq miThis ZIP79.31 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Counties 49459 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Oceana County 94.6%
Newaygo County 5.4%

Other place names in 49459

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

ZIP codes near 49459

ZIPCityDistance
49420 Hart, MI 9.4 mi
49421 Hesperia, MI 9.5 mi
49309 Bitely, MI 11.0 mi
49405 Custer, MI 12.7 mi
49402 Branch, MI 14.7 mi
49458 Walhalla, MI 14.7 mi
49449 Pentwater, MI 15.1 mi
49312 Brohman, MI 16.0 mi
49304 Baldwin, MI 16.3 mi
49455 Shelby, MI 16.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49459?

49459 is in Walkerville, Michigan, in Oceana County. Its published point location is 43.7361, -86.0957.

What county is 49459 in?

49459 spans 2 counties: Oceana County and Newaygo County. Most of it falls in Oceana 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 area code is 49459?

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

What time zone is 49459 in?

49459 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49459?

About 1,524 people live in ZIP code 49459, in 532 households, at 19.2 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 49459?

$55,806 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49459?

The closest are 49420 (9.4 mi), 49421 (9.5 mi), 49309 (11 mi), 49405 (12.7 mi) and 49402 (14.7 mi).

Is 49459 a PO Box ZIP code?

49459 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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