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49525

ZIP 49525 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
30,887
Coordinates
43.0222, -85.5921
☼ Live from 49525 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49525 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 49525
  • 🔢 Type 49525 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,525 = 5 × 5 × 7 × 283. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000101110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49523 (Grand Rapids, MI, 6 mi away) and 49528 (Grand Rapids, MI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49525 becomes 52594 — and that is a real ZIP code: Unionville, IA, 393 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24595, 29455, 29545, 29554, 49255, 52549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95542 in Garberville, CA, 1,967 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯707 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49525 and you would come out at 43.02°S, 94.41°E — 1,230 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 23.4 square miles of land, 49525 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 18 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population30,887This ZIP30,887
Households12,329This ZIP12,329
Housing units12,648This ZIP12,648
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,037This ZIP$94,037Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$321,100This ZIP$321,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,369This ZIP$1,369Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute18.5 minThis ZIP18.5 min
Population density1,318.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,318.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments992This ZIP992
Employees17,673This ZIP17,673
Annual payroll$1,133,080,000This ZIP$1,133,080,000
Tax returns filed15,700This ZIP15,700
Total adjusted gross income$1,621,854,000This ZIP$1,621,854,000

Land area

Land area23.42 sq miThis ZIP23.42 sq mi
Water area1.23 sq miThis ZIP1.23 sq mi

Other place names in 49525

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ZIP codes near 49525

ZIPCityDistance
49510 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49514 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49515 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49516 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49518 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49530 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49560 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49588 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49599 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49505 Grand Rapids, MI 2.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49525?

49525 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0222, -85.5921.

What county is 49525 in?

49525 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 49525?

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

What time zone is 49525 in?

49525 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49525?

About 30,887 people live in ZIP code 49525, in 12,329 households, at 1,318.6 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 49525?

$94,037 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49525?

The closest are 49510 (2.2 mi), 49514 (2.2 mi), 49515 (2.2 mi), 49516 (2.2 mi) and 49518 (2.2 mi).

Is 49525 a PO Box ZIP code?

49525 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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