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49633

ZIP 49633 is Fife Lake, Michigan, mostly in Kalkaska County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalkaska +3 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,410
Coordinates
44.5622, -85.1850
☼ Live from 49633 — Fife Lake, MI

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Where 49633 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 49633
  • 🔢 Type 49633 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EEgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49633 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49632 (Falmouth, MI, 25 mi away) and 49634 (Filer City, MI, 60 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49633 becomes 33694 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tampa, FL, 1,163 miles away.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (33469, 33496, 33694, 33946, 34639, 36349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96343 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,221 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯758 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49633 and you would come out at 44.56°S, 94.81°E — 1,200 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 168.1 square miles of land, 49633 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,410This ZIP3,410
Households1,588This ZIP1,588
Housing units2,756This ZIP2,756
Median age50.9This ZIP50.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,681This ZIP$73,681Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$189,700This ZIP$189,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206This ZIP$1,206Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute37.4 minThis ZIP37.4 min
Population density20.3 / sq miThis ZIP20.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments51This ZIP51
Employees252This ZIP252
Annual payroll$10,135,000This ZIP$10,135,000
Tax returns filed1,860This ZIP1,860
Total adjusted gross income$105,071,000This ZIP$105,071,000

Land area

Land area168.10 sq miThis ZIP168.10 sq mi
Water area2.77 sq miThis ZIP2.77 sq mi

Counties 49633 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Kalkaska County 72.6%
Grand Traverse County 17.5%
Wexford County 5.7%
Missaukee County 4.1%

Other place names in 49633

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

ZIP codes near 49633

ZIPCityDistance
49680 South Boardman, MI 6.6 mi
49651 Lake City, MI 11.9 mi
49646 Kalkaska, MI 13.1 mi
49663 Manton, MI 14.1 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 16.8 mi
49696 Traverse City, MI 16.8 mi
49666 Mayfield, MI 17.5 mi
49690 Williamsburg, MI 18.5 mi
49667 Merritt, MI 19.5 mi
49676 Rapid City, MI 20.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49633?

49633 is in Fife Lake, Michigan, in Kalkaska County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5622, -85.1850.

What county is 49633 in?

49633 spans 4 counties: Kalkaska County, Grand Traverse County, Wexford County and Missaukee County. Most of it falls in Kalkaska 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 49633?

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

What time zone is 49633 in?

49633 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49633?

About 3,410 people live in ZIP code 49633, in 1,588 households, at 20.3 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 49633?

$73,681 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49633?

The closest are 49680 (6.6 mi), 49651 (11.9 mi), 49646 (13.1 mi), 49663 (14.1 mi) and 49649 (16.8 mi).

Is 49633 a PO Box ZIP code?

49633 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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