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49638

ZIP 49638 is Harrietta, Michigan, mostly in Wexford County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wexford +1 more
Metro area
Cadillac, MI
Population
913
Coordinates
44.2870, -85.7557
☼ Live from 49638 — Harrietta, MI

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Where 49638 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49638
  • 🔢 Type 49638 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,638 = 2 × 3 × 8273. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49637 (Grawn, MI, 24 mi away) and 49639 (Hersey, MI, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49638 becomes 83694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,237 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯725 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49638 and you would come out at 44.29°S, 94.24°E — 1,183 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 72.8 square miles of land, 49638 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population913This ZIP913
Households381This ZIP381
Housing units595This ZIP595
Median age49.7This ZIP49.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$45,625This ZIP$45,625Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$142,900This ZIP$142,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,026This ZIP$1,026Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute46.4 minThis ZIP46.4 min
Population density12.5 / sq miThis ZIP12.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees11This ZIP11
Annual payroll$285,000This ZIP$285,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$17,685,000This ZIP$17,685,000

Land area

Land area72.83 sq miThis ZIP72.83 sq mi
Water area1.24 sq miThis ZIP1.24 sq mi

Counties 49638 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wexford County 79.6%
Manistee County 20.4%

Other place names in 49638

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ZIP codes near 49638

ZIPCityDistance
49668 Mesick, MI 8.2 mi
49618 Boon, MI 8.3 mi
49689 Wellston, MI 9.3 mi
49601 Cadillac, MI 11.1 mi
49625 Copemish, MI 11.3 mi
49619 Brethren, MI 11.7 mi
49644 Irons, MI 14.5 mi
49645 Kaleva, MI 14.6 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 16.2 mi
49656 Luther, MI 16.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49638?

49638 is in Harrietta, Michigan, in Wexford County, part of the Cadillac, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.2870, -85.7557.

What county is 49638 in?

49638 spans 2 counties: Wexford County and Manistee County. Most of it falls in Wexford 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 49638?

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

What time zone is 49638 in?

49638 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49638?

About 913 people live in ZIP code 49638, in 381 households, at 12.5 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 49638?

$45,625 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49638?

The closest are 49668 (8.2 mi), 49618 (8.3 mi), 49689 (9.3 mi), 49601 (11.1 mi) and 49625 (11.3 mi).

Is 49638 a PO Box ZIP code?

49638 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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