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49640

ZIP 49640 is Honor, Michigan, mostly in Benzie County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Benzie +1 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
1,252
Coordinates
44.7245, -86.0474
☼ Live from 49640 — Honor, MI

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Where 49640 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 49640
  • 🔢 Type 49640 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,640 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 17 × 73. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49639 (Hersey, MI, 68 mi away) and 49642 (Idlewild, MI, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49640 becomes 04694 — and that is a real ZIP code: Baileyville, ME, 907 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04469, 04496, 04649, 04694, 04964, 06494, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96440 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,000 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯723 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49640 and you would come out at 44.72°S, 93.95°E — 1,157 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 64.0 square miles of land, 49640 is bigger than 66% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,252This ZIP1,252
Households598This ZIP598
Housing units1,272This ZIP1,272
Median age61.9This ZIP61.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$83,214This ZIP$83,214Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$308,500This ZIP$308,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.4%This ZIP44.4%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density19.6 / sq miThis ZIP19.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees457This ZIP457
Annual payroll$23,866,000This ZIP$23,866,000
Tax returns filed900This ZIP900
Total adjusted gross income$67,408,000This ZIP$67,408,000

Land area

Land area64.04 sq miThis ZIP64.04 sq mi
Water area9.51 sq miThis ZIP9.51 sq mi

Counties 49640 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Benzie County 96.7%
Leelanau County 3.3%

Other place names in 49640

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ZIP codes near 49640

ZIPCityDistance
49617 Beulah, MI 5.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 7.9 mi
49630 Empire, MI 8.0 mi
49635 Frankfort, MI 9.9 mi
49616 Benzonia, MI 10.2 mi
49628 Elberta, MI 11.6 mi
49636 Glen Arbor, MI 12.2 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 12.2 mi
49664 Maple City, MI 13.4 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49640?

49640 is in Honor, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7245, -86.0474.

What county is 49640 in?

49640 spans 2 counties: Benzie County and Leelanau County. Most of it falls in Benzie 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 49640?

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

What time zone is 49640 in?

49640 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49640?

About 1,252 people live in ZIP code 49640, in 598 households, at 19.6 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 49640?

$83,214 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49640?

The closest are 49617 (5.8 mi), 49650 (7.9 mi), 49630 (8 mi), 49635 (9.9 mi) and 49616 (10.2 mi).

Is 49640 a PO Box ZIP code?

49640 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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