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49635

ZIP 49635 is Frankfort, Michigan, in Benzie County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Benzie
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,339
Coordinates
44.6256, -86.1931
☼ Live from 49635 — Frankfort, MI

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Where 49635 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49635
  • 🔢 Type 49635 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SEgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,635 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 1103. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49634 (Filer City, MI, 29 mi away) and 49636 (Glen Arbor, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49635 becomes 53694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34695, 34956, 35469, 35649, 35964, 36549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96534 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,205 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯714 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49635 and you would come out at 44.63°S, 93.81°E — 1,153 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 38.5 square miles of land, 49635 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,339This ZIP3,339
Households1,507This ZIP1,507
Housing units3,033This ZIP3,033
Median age62.7This ZIP62.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$72,422This ZIP$72,422Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$366,700This ZIP$366,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$978This ZIP$978Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.5%This ZIP48.5%
Mean commute20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min
Population density86.8 / sq miThis ZIP86.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments131This ZIP131
Employees1,138This ZIP1,138
Annual payroll$56,089,000This ZIP$56,089,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$195,426,000This ZIP$195,426,000

Land area

Land area38.48 sq miThis ZIP38.48 sq mi
Water area14.46 sq miThis ZIP14.46 sq mi

Other place names in 49635

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

ZIP codes near 49635

ZIPCityDistance
49628 Elberta, MI 2.0 mi
49616 Benzonia, MI 6.0 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 8.0 mi
49613 Arcadia, MI 8.3 mi
49640 Honor, MI 9.9 mi
49614 Bear Lake, MI 13.1 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 14.4 mi
49630 Empire, MI 16.5 mi
49675 Onekama, MI 16.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49635?

49635 is in Frankfort, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6256, -86.1931.

What county is 49635 in?

49635 lies in Benzie County.

What area code is 49635?

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

What time zone is 49635 in?

49635 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49635?

About 3,339 people live in ZIP code 49635, in 1,507 households, at 86.8 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 49635?

$72,422 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49635?

The closest are 49628 (2 mi), 49616 (6 mi), 49617 (8 mi), 49613 (8.3 mi) and 49640 (9.9 mi).

Is 49635 a PO Box ZIP code?

49635 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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