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49505

ZIP 49505 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County; area code 616; Eastern time. Grand Rapids has 26 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent
Population
32,426
Coordinates
42.9965, -85.6377
☼ Live from 49505 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49505 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 49505
  • 🔢 Type 49505 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,505 = 5 × 9901. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000101100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49504 (Grand Rapids, MI, 4 mi away) and 49506 (Grand Rapids, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49505 becomes 50594 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vincent, IA, 427 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04955, 05459, 05495, 40955, 49055, 50459, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95450 in Jenner, CA, 1,974 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯705 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49505 and you would come out at 43.00°S, 94.36°E — 1,229 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: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 49505 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population32,426This ZIP32,426
Households13,710This ZIP13,710
Housing units14,232This ZIP14,232
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,906This ZIP$74,906Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$246,700This ZIP$246,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,324This ZIP$1,324Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.6%This ZIP41.6%
Mean commute19.2 minThis ZIP19.2 min
Population density3,703.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,703.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments536This ZIP536
Employees10,707This ZIP10,707
Annual payroll$705,166,000This ZIP$705,166,000
Tax returns filed16,000This ZIP16,000
Total adjusted gross income$996,738,000This ZIP$996,738,000

Land area

Land area8.76 sq miThis ZIP8.76 sq mi
Water area0.22 sq miThis ZIP0.22 sq mi

Other place names in 49505

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

ZIP codes near 49505

ZIPCityDistance
49501 Grand Rapids, MI 1.0 mi
49503 Grand Rapids, MI 2.6 mi
49502 Grand Rapids, MI 2.8 mi
49523 Grand Rapids, MI 2.8 mi
49555 Grand Rapids, MI 2.8 mi
49525 Grand Rapids, MI 2.9 mi
49506 Grand Rapids, MI 3.7 mi
49504 Grand Rapids, MI 3.8 mi
49507 Grand Rapids, MI 4.6 mi
49510 Grand Rapids, MI 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49505?

49505 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9965, -85.6377.

What county is 49505 in?

49505 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 49505?

Grand Rapids uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49505 in?

49505 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49505?

About 32,426 people live in ZIP code 49505, in 13,710 households, at 3,703.3 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 49505?

$74,906 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49505?

The closest are 49501 (1 mi), 49503 (2.6 mi), 49502 (2.8 mi), 49523 (2.8 mi) and 49555 (2.8 mi).

Is 49505 a PO Box ZIP code?

49505 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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