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49508

ZIP 49508 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
42,720
Coordinates
42.8730, -85.6280
☼ Live from 49508 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49508 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49508
  • 🔢 Type 49508 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,508 = 2 × 2 × 12377. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000101100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49507 (Grand Rapids, MI, 4 mi away) and 49509 (Wyoming, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49508 becomes 80594, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04859, 04958, 04985, 05489, 05849, 09845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09845 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,301 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯703 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49508 and you would come out at 42.87°S, 94.37°E — 1,234 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 01m.
  • 📏 At 11.8 square miles of land, 49508 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population42,720This ZIP42,720
Households15,674This ZIP15,674
Housing units16,411This ZIP16,411
Median age35.3This ZIP35.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,120This ZIP$70,120Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$281,600This ZIP$281,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,264This ZIP$1,264Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.4%This ZIP34.4%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density3,628.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,628.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments772This ZIP772
Employees16,739This ZIP16,739
Annual payroll$896,161,000This ZIP$896,161,000
Tax returns filed20,060This ZIP20,060
Total adjusted gross income$1,128,246,000This ZIP$1,128,246,000

Land area

Land area11.77 sq miThis ZIP11.77 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 49508

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

ZIP codes near 49508

ZIPCityDistance
49528 Grand Rapids, MI 0.6 mi
49548 Grand Rapids, MI 1.8 mi
49509 Wyoming, MI 3.7 mi
49512 Grand Rapids, MI 3.8 mi
49507 Grand Rapids, MI 4.2 mi
49519 Wyoming, MI 4.9 mi
49506 Grand Rapids, MI 5.1 mi
49546 Grand Rapids, MI 6.2 mi
49503 Grand Rapids, MI 6.4 mi
49502 Grand Rapids, MI 6.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49508?

49508 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8730, -85.6280.

What county is 49508 in?

49508 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 49508?

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

What time zone is 49508 in?

49508 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49508?

About 42,720 people live in ZIP code 49508, in 15,674 households, at 3,628.3 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 49508?

$70,120 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49508?

The closest are 49528 (0.6 mi), 49548 (1.8 mi), 49509 (3.7 mi), 49512 (3.8 mi) and 49507 (4.2 mi).

Is 49508 a PO Box ZIP code?

49508 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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