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49630

ZIP 49630 is Empire, Michigan, mostly in Leelanau County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Leelanau +1 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
1,390
Coordinates
44.8405, -86.0465
☼ Live from 49630 — Empire, MI

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Where 49630 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 49630
  • 🔢 Type 49630 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,630 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 709. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49629 (Elk Rapids, MI, 33 mi away) and 49631 (Evart, MI, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49630 becomes 03694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03469, 04693, 04936, 04963, 06349, 06439, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09643 in APO AE, a military post office, 4,028 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯727 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49630 and you would come out at 44.84°S, 93.95°E — 1,154 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 60.5 square miles of land, 49630 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,390This ZIP1,390
Households685This ZIP685
Housing units1,376This ZIP1,376
Median age64.0This ZIP64.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$106,375This ZIP$106,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$497,600This ZIP$497,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,083This ZIP$1,083Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%This ZIP58.8%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density23.0 / sq miThis ZIP23.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments50This ZIP50
Employees214This ZIP214
Annual payroll$8,051,000This ZIP$8,051,000
Tax returns filed810This ZIP810
Total adjusted gross income$88,233,000This ZIP$88,233,000

Land area

Land area60.46 sq miThis ZIP60.46 sq mi
Water area7.55 sq miThis ZIP7.55 sq mi

Counties 49630 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Leelanau County 96.8%
Benzie County 3.2%

Other place names in 49630

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ZIP codes near 49630

ZIPCityDistance
49636 Glen Arbor, MI 5.3 mi
49664 Maple City, MI 7.9 mi
49640 Honor, MI 8.0 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 10.5 mi
49654 Leland, MI 12.5 mi
49621 Cedar, MI 13.6 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 13.8 mi
49635 Frankfort, MI 16.5 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 17.5 mi
49628 Elberta, MI 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49630?

49630 is in Empire, Michigan, in Leelanau County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8405, -86.0465.

What county is 49630 in?

49630 spans 2 counties: Leelanau County and Benzie County. Most of it falls in Leelanau 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 49630?

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

What time zone is 49630 in?

49630 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49630?

About 1,390 people live in ZIP code 49630, in 685 households, at 23.0 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 49630?

$106,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49630?

The closest are 49636 (5.3 mi), 49664 (7.9 mi), 49640 (8 mi), 49650 (10.5 mi) and 49654 (12.5 mi).

Is 49630 a PO Box ZIP code?

49630 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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