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49621

ZIP 49621 is Cedar, Michigan, in Leelanau County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Leelanau
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,483
Coordinates
44.8578, -85.7699
☼ Live from 49621 — Cedar, MI

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Where 49621 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49621
  • 🔢 Type 49621 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,621 = 11 × 13 × 347. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49620 (Buckley, MI, 24 mi away) and 49622 (Central Lake, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49621 becomes 12694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12469, 12496, 12946, 12964, 14269, 14692, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96214 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,493 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯740 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49621 and you would come out at 44.86°S, 94.23°E — 1,166 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 54.8 square miles of land, 49621 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,483This ZIP3,483
Households1,403This ZIP1,403
Housing units2,003This ZIP2,003
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$95,446This ZIP$95,446Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$396,600This ZIP$396,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,012This ZIP$1,012Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher42.6%This ZIP42.6%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density63.5 / sq miThis ZIP63.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments79This ZIP79
Employees301This ZIP301
Annual payroll$12,443,000This ZIP$12,443,000
Tax returns filed1,700This ZIP1,700
Total adjusted gross income$147,598,000This ZIP$147,598,000

Land area

Land area54.84 sq miThis ZIP54.84 sq mi
Water area4.24 sq miThis ZIP4.24 sq mi

Other place names in 49621

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ZIP codes near 49621

ZIPCityDistance
49664 Maple City, MI 6.6 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 7.8 mi
49653 Lake Leelanau, MI 8.3 mi
49636 Glen Arbor, MI 9.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 10.0 mi
49682 Suttons Bay, MI 10.8 mi
49686 Traverse City, MI 11.1 mi
49685 Traverse City, MI 11.4 mi
49630 Empire, MI 13.6 mi
49610 Acme, MI 14.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49621?

49621 is in Cedar, Michigan, in Leelanau County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8578, -85.7699.

What county is 49621 in?

49621 lies in Leelanau County.

What area code is 49621?

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

What time zone is 49621 in?

49621 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49621?

About 3,483 people live in ZIP code 49621, in 1,403 households, at 63.5 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 49621?

$95,446 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49621?

The closest are 49664 (6.6 mi), 49684 (7.8 mi), 49653 (8.3 mi), 49636 (9.8 mi) and 49650 (10 mi).

Is 49621 a PO Box ZIP code?

49621 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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