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49620

ZIP 49620 is Buckley, Michigan, mostly in Grand Traverse County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Grand Traverse +1 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,070
Coordinates
44.5163, -85.6864
☼ Live from 49620 — Buckley, MI

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Where 49620 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 49620
  • 🔢 Type 49620 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,620 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 827. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49619 (Brethren, MI, 22 mi away) and 49621 (Cedar, MI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49620 becomes 02694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 50 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02649, 04629, 04926, 04962, 06249, 06492, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96204 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,412 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯734 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49620 and you would come out at 44.52°S, 94.31°E — 1,179 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 58.8 square miles of land, 49620 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,070This ZIP3,070
Households1,112This ZIP1,112
Housing units1,206This ZIP1,206
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,192This ZIP$75,192Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$225,000This ZIP$225,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,105This ZIP$1,105Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.9%This ZIP17.9%
Mean commute30.6 minThis ZIP30.6 min
Population density52.2 / sq miThis ZIP52.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees282This ZIP282
Annual payroll$13,125,000This ZIP$13,125,000
Tax returns filed1,330This ZIP1,330
Total adjusted gross income$79,519,000This ZIP$79,519,000

Land area

Land area58.80 sq miThis ZIP58.80 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Counties 49620 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grand Traverse County 52.6%
Wexford County 47.4%

Other place names in 49620

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ZIP codes near 49620

ZIPCityDistance
49668 Mesick, MI 8.0 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 8.4 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 8.6 mi
49625 Copemish, MI 10.3 mi
49666 Mayfield, MI 10.9 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 11.0 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 12.0 mi
49685 Traverse City, MI 12.7 mi
49696 Traverse City, MI 14.7 mi
49618 Boon, MI 15.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49620?

49620 is in Buckley, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5163, -85.6864.

What county is 49620 in?

49620 spans 2 counties: Grand Traverse County and Wexford County. Most of it falls in Grand Traverse 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 49620?

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

What time zone is 49620 in?

49620 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49620?

About 3,070 people live in ZIP code 49620, in 1,112 households, at 52.2 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 49620?

$75,192 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49620?

The closest are 49668 (8 mi), 49637 (8.4 mi), 49649 (8.6 mi), 49625 (10.3 mi) and 49666 (10.9 mi).

Is 49620 a PO Box ZIP code?

49620 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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