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49617

ZIP 49617 is Beulah, Michigan, in Benzie County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Benzie
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,526
Coordinates
44.6415, -86.0322
☼ Live from 49617 — Beulah, MI

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Where 49617 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49617
  • 🔢 Type 49617 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,617 = 3 × 3 × 37 × 149. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49616 (Benzonia, MI, 5 mi away) and 49618 (Boon, MI, 32 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49617 becomes 71694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14769, 16749, 16947, 17946, 17964, 46791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96741 in Kalaheo, HI, 4,369 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯722 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49617 and you would come out at 44.64°S, 93.97°E — 1,160 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 49617 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,526This ZIP3,526
Households1,546This ZIP1,546
Housing units2,723This ZIP2,723
Median age52.1This ZIP52.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,207This ZIP$74,207Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$304,000This ZIP$304,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$738This ZIP$738Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.6%This ZIP37.6%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density77.7 / sq miThis ZIP77.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments94This ZIP94
Employees363This ZIP363
Annual payroll$18,595,000This ZIP$18,595,000
Tax returns filed1,750This ZIP1,750
Total adjusted gross income$129,509,000This ZIP$129,509,000

Land area

Land area45.36 sq miThis ZIP45.36 sq mi
Water area6.73 sq miThis ZIP6.73 sq mi

Other place names in 49617

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ZIP codes near 49617

ZIPCityDistance
49616 Benzonia, MI 5.1 mi
49640 Honor, MI 5.8 mi
49635 Frankfort, MI 8.0 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 8.7 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 9.8 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 10.0 mi
49628 Elberta, MI 10.0 mi
49613 Arcadia, MI 12.7 mi
49630 Empire, MI 13.8 mi
49614 Bear Lake, MI 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49617?

49617 is in Beulah, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6415, -86.0322.

What county is 49617 in?

49617 lies in Benzie County.

What area code is 49617?

Beulah uses area code 231, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49617 in?

49617 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49617?

About 3,526 people live in ZIP code 49617, in 1,546 households, at 77.7 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 49617?

$74,207 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49617?

The closest are 49616 (5.1 mi), 49640 (5.8 mi), 49635 (8 mi), 49683 (8.7 mi) and 49650 (9.8 mi).

Is 49617 a PO Box ZIP code?

49617 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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