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49506

ZIP 49506 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
34,673
Coordinates
42.9457, -85.6138
☼ Live from 49506 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49506 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 49506
  • 🔢 Type 49506 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,506 = 2 × 3 × 37 × 223. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000101100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49505 (Grand Rapids, MI, 4 mi away) and 49507 (Grand Rapids, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49506 becomes 60594, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04956, 04965, 05469, 05649, 06459, 06495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96450 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,123 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 49506 and you would come out at 42.95°S, 94.39°E — 1,232 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 7.3 square miles of land, 49506 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,673This ZIP34,673
Households12,532This ZIP12,532
Housing units13,029This ZIP13,029
Median age33.2This ZIP33.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$118,131This ZIP$118,131Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$375,000This ZIP$375,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,359This ZIP$1,359Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher67.6%This ZIP67.6%
Mean commute18.7 minThis ZIP18.7 min
Population density4,763.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,763.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments744This ZIP744
Employees11,608This ZIP11,608
Annual payroll$542,123,000This ZIP$542,123,000
Tax returns filed15,430This ZIP15,430
Total adjusted gross income$2,544,551,000This ZIP$2,544,551,000

Land area

Land area7.28 sq miThis ZIP7.28 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 49506

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ZIP codes near 49506

ZIPCityDistance
49507 Grand Rapids, MI 2.3 mi
49503 Grand Rapids, MI 2.6 mi
49501 Grand Rapids, MI 2.8 mi
49502 Grand Rapids, MI 3.0 mi
49523 Grand Rapids, MI 3.0 mi
49555 Grand Rapids, MI 3.0 mi
49505 Grand Rapids, MI 3.7 mi
49546 Grand Rapids, MI 4.0 mi
49528 Grand Rapids, MI 4.5 mi
49508 Grand Rapids, MI 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49506?

49506 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9457, -85.6138.

What county is 49506 in?

49506 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 49506?

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

What time zone is 49506 in?

49506 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49506?

About 34,673 people live in ZIP code 49506, in 12,532 households, at 4,763.4 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 49506?

$118,131 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49506?

The closest are 49507 (2.3 mi), 49503 (2.6 mi), 49501 (2.8 mi), 49502 (3 mi) and 49523 (3 mi).

Is 49506 a PO Box ZIP code?

49506 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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