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49544

ZIP 49544 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, mostly in Kent County; area code 616; Eastern time. Grand Rapids has 26 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kent +1 more
Population
9,631
Coordinates
43.0389, -85.7466
☼ Live from 49544 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49544 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 49544
  • 🔢 Type 49544 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,544 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 563. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000110001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49534 (Grand Rapids, MI, 6 mi away) and 49546 (Grand Rapids, MI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49544 becomes 44594, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45449, 49445, 49454, 54449, 54494, 54944, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95444 in Graton, CA, 1,953 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯700 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49544 and you would come out at 43.04°S, 94.25°E — 1,223 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 19.9 square miles of land, 49544 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,631This ZIP9,631
Households4,008This ZIP4,008
Housing units4,048This ZIP4,048
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,390This ZIP$74,390Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$264,000This ZIP$264,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,204This ZIP$1,204Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%This ZIP33.6%
Mean commute19.4 minThis ZIP19.4 min
Population density484.3 / sq miThis ZIP484.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments555This ZIP555
Employees18,531This ZIP18,531
Annual payroll$1,195,335,000This ZIP$1,195,335,000
Tax returns filed4,740This ZIP4,740
Total adjusted gross income$314,948,000This ZIP$314,948,000

Land area

Land area19.89 sq miThis ZIP19.89 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 49544 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kent County 96.1%
Ottawa County 3.9%

Other place names in 49544

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ZIP codes near 49544

ZIPCityDistance
49321 Comstock Park, MI 4.1 mi
49504 Grand Rapids, MI 4.4 mi
49435 Marne, MI 4.6 mi
49534 Grand Rapids, MI 5.5 mi
49505 Grand Rapids, MI 6.2 mi
49502 Grand Rapids, MI 6.6 mi
49523 Grand Rapids, MI 6.6 mi
49555 Grand Rapids, MI 6.6 mi
49503 Grand Rapids, MI 6.9 mi
49501 Grand Rapids, MI 7.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49544?

49544 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0389, -85.7466.

What county is 49544 in?

49544 spans 2 counties: Kent County and Ottawa County. Most of it falls in Kent 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 49544?

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

What time zone is 49544 in?

49544 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49544?

About 9,631 people live in ZIP code 49544, in 4,008 households, at 484.3 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 49544?

$74,390 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49544?

The closest are 49321 (4.1 mi), 49504 (4.4 mi), 49435 (4.6 mi), 49534 (5.5 mi) and 49505 (6.2 mi).

Is 49544 a PO Box ZIP code?

49544 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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