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49548

ZIP 49548 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
34,777
Coordinates
42.8678, -85.6630
☼ Live from 49548 — Grand Rapids, MI

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Where 49548 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49548
  • 🔢 Type 49548 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhSGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,548 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4129. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000110001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49546 (Grand Rapids, MI, 8 mi away) and 49555 (Grand Rapids, MI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49548 becomes 84594, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44859, 45849, 45894, 49458, 49845, 49854, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95448 in Healdsburg, CA, 1,954 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯701 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49548 and you would come out at 42.87°S, 94.34°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 01m.
  • 📏 At 10.8 square miles of land, 49548 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,777This ZIP34,777
Households12,709This ZIP12,709
Housing units13,314This ZIP13,314
Median age33.6This ZIP33.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,636This ZIP$61,636Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$159,100This ZIP$159,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,207This ZIP$1,207Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.1%This ZIP18.1%
Mean commute19.7 minThis ZIP19.7 min
Population density3,233.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,233.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments947This ZIP947
Employees19,553This ZIP19,553
Annual payroll$1,166,061,000This ZIP$1,166,061,000
Tax returns filed16,880This ZIP16,880
Total adjusted gross income$739,751,000This ZIP$739,751,000

Land area

Land area10.76 sq miThis ZIP10.76 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 49548

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

ZIP codes near 49548

ZIPCityDistance
49508 Grand Rapids, MI 1.8 mi
49528 Grand Rapids, MI 2.2 mi
49509 Wyoming, MI 2.6 mi
49519 Wyoming, MI 3.5 mi
49507 Grand Rapids, MI 4.4 mi
49418 Grandville, MI 5.4 mi
49512 Grand Rapids, MI 5.6 mi
49468 Grandville, MI 5.8 mi
49506 Grand Rapids, MI 5.9 mi
49315 Byron Center, MI 6.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49548?

49548 is in Grand Rapids, Michigan, in Kent County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8678, -85.6630.

What county is 49548 in?

49548 lies in Kent County.

What area code is 49548?

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

What time zone is 49548 in?

49548 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49548?

About 34,777 people live in ZIP code 49548, in 12,709 households, at 3,233.0 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 49548?

$61,636 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49548?

The closest are 49508 (1.8 mi), 49528 (2.2 mi), 49509 (2.6 mi), 49519 (3.5 mi) and 49507 (4.4 mi).

Is 49548 a PO Box ZIP code?

49548 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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