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49628

ZIP 49628 is Elberta, Michigan, in Benzie County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Benzie
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
174
Coordinates
44.6210, -86.2341
☼ Live from 49628 — Elberta, MI

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Where 49628 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49628
  • 🔢 Type 49628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,628 = 2 × 2 × 19 × 653. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49627 (Eastport, MI, 55 mi away) and 49629 (Elk Rapids, MI, 46 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49628 becomes 82694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,002 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯712 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49628 and you would come out at 44.62°S, 93.77°E — 1,152 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 49m.
  • 📏 At 0.748 square miles of land, 49628 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 362 football fields.
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People and housing

Population174This ZIP174
Households70This ZIP70
Housing units183This ZIP183
Median age53.0This ZIP53.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$114,375This ZIP$114,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$267,600This ZIP$267,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher35.8%This ZIP35.8%
Mean commute12.8 minThis ZIP12.8 min
Population density232.6 / sq miThis ZIP232.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees35This ZIP35
Annual payroll$1,809,000This ZIP$1,809,000

Land area

Land area0.75 sq miThis ZIP0.75 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

Other place names in 49628

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

ZIP codes near 49628

ZIPCityDistance
49635 Frankfort, MI 2.0 mi
49616 Benzonia, MI 7.6 mi
49613 Arcadia, MI 8.0 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 10.0 mi
49640 Honor, MI 11.6 mi
49614 Bear Lake, MI 13.5 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 16.1 mi
49675 Onekama, MI 16.4 mi
49630 Empire, MI 17.7 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49628?

49628 is in Elberta, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6210, -86.2341.

What county is 49628 in?

49628 lies in Benzie County.

What area code is 49628?

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

What time zone is 49628 in?

49628 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49628?

About 174 people live in ZIP code 49628, in 70 households, at 232.6 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 49628?

$114,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49628?

The closest are 49635 (2 mi), 49616 (7.6 mi), 49613 (8 mi), 49617 (10 mi) and 49640 (11.6 mi).

Is 49628 a PO Box ZIP code?

49628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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