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49636

ZIP 49636 is Glen Arbor, Michigan, in Leelanau County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Leelanau
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
643
Coordinates
44.8912, -85.9646
☼ Live from 49636 — Glen Arbor, MI

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Where 49636 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49636
  • 🔢 Type 49636 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,636 = 2 × 2 × 12409. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49635 (Frankfort, MI, 22 mi away) and 49637 (Grawn, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49636 becomes 63694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34669, 39466, 39664, 46936, 49663, 63469, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96364 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,074 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯732 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49636 and you would come out at 44.89°S, 94.04°E — 1,156 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 13.5 square miles of land, 49636 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population643This ZIP643
Households309This ZIP309
Housing units1,296This ZIP1,296
Median age66.3This ZIP66.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$119,688This ZIP$119,688Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$741,900This ZIP$741,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher68.1%This ZIP68.1%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments54This ZIP54
Employees400This ZIP400
Annual payroll$24,042,000This ZIP$24,042,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$89,182,000This ZIP$89,182,000

Land area

Land area13.53 sq miThis ZIP13.53 sq mi
Water area7.61 sq miThis ZIP7.61 sq mi

Other place names in 49636

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ZIP codes near 49636

ZIPCityDistance
49664 Maple City, MI 3.2 mi
49630 Empire, MI 5.3 mi
49621 Cedar, MI 9.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 11.1 mi
49654 Leland, MI 11.7 mi
49640 Honor, MI 12.2 mi
49653 Lake Leelanau, MI 13.1 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 16.3 mi
49682 Suttons Bay, MI 16.9 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49636?

49636 is in Glen Arbor, Michigan, in Leelanau County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8912, -85.9646.

What county is 49636 in?

49636 lies in Leelanau County.

What area code is 49636?

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

What time zone is 49636 in?

49636 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49636?

About 643 people live in ZIP code 49636, in 309 households, at 47.5 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 49636?

$119,688 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49636?

The closest are 49664 (3.2 mi), 49630 (5.3 mi), 49621 (9.8 mi), 49650 (11.1 mi) and 49654 (11.7 mi).

Is 49636 a PO Box ZIP code?

49636 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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