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49618

ZIP 49618 is Boon, Michigan, in Wexford County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wexford
Metro area
Cadillac, MI
Population
798
Coordinates
44.3026, -85.5900
☼ Live from 49618 — Boon, MI

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Where 49618 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49618
  • 🔢 Type 49618 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,618 = 2 × 24809. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49617 (Beulah, MI, 32 mi away) and 49619 (Brethren, MI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49618 becomes 81694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14869, 16849, 16948, 18469, 18946, 18964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96814 in Honolulu, HI, 4,340 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯733 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49618 and you would come out at 44.30°S, 94.41°E — 1,190 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 29.8 square miles of land, 49618 is bigger than 46% of ZIP codes — room for about 23 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population798This ZIP798
Households328This ZIP328
Housing units419This ZIP419
Median age53.5This ZIP53.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,654This ZIP$53,654Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$198,600This ZIP$198,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,458This ZIP$1,458Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density26.8 / sq miThis ZIP26.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$302,000This ZIP$302,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$19,192,000This ZIP$19,192,000

Land area

Land area29.79 sq miThis ZIP29.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 49618

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

ZIP codes near 49618

ZIPCityDistance
49601 Cadillac, MI 4.8 mi
49638 Harrietta, MI 8.3 mi
49668 Mesick, MI 9.2 mi
49663 Manton, MI 12.8 mi
49688 Tustin, MI 14.2 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 15.5 mi
49625 Copemish, MI 16.0 mi
49689 Wellston, MI 17.1 mi
49656 Luther, MI 17.9 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49618?

49618 is in Boon, Michigan, in Wexford County, part of the Cadillac, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3026, -85.5900.

What county is 49618 in?

49618 lies in Wexford County.

What area code is 49618?

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

What time zone is 49618 in?

49618 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49618?

About 798 people live in ZIP code 49618, in 328 households, at 26.8 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 49618?

$53,654 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49618?

The closest are 49601 (4.8 mi), 49638 (8.3 mi), 49668 (9.2 mi), 49663 (12.8 mi) and 49688 (14.2 mi).

Is 49618 a PO Box ZIP code?

49618 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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