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49643

ZIP 49643 is Interlochen, 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
6,963
Coordinates
44.6397, -85.8289
☼ Live from 49643 — Interlochen, MI

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Where 49643 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 49643
  • 🔢 Type 49643 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,643 = 11 × 4513. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49642 (Idlewild, MI, 51 mi away) and 49644 (Irons, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49643 becomes 34694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34946, 36449, 39464, 43469, 43946, 43964, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96434 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,985 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯731 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49643 and you would come out at 44.64°S, 94.17°E — 1,169 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 48m.
  • 📏 At 59.6 square miles of land, 49643 is bigger than 64% of ZIP codes — room for about 45 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,963This ZIP6,963
Households2,787This ZIP2,787
Housing units3,490This ZIP3,490
Median age42.3This ZIP42.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,222This ZIP$81,222Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$271,300This ZIP$271,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,017This ZIP$1,017Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.5%This ZIP34.5%
Mean commute25.9 minThis ZIP25.9 min
Population density116.9 / sq miThis ZIP116.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments107This ZIP107
Employees1,142This ZIP1,142
Annual payroll$54,459,000This ZIP$54,459,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$234,768,000This ZIP$234,768,000

Land area

Land area59.57 sq miThis ZIP59.57 sq mi
Water area4.97 sq miThis ZIP4.97 sq mi

Counties 49643 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Benzie County 61.4%
Grand Traverse County 38.6%

Other place names in 49643

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ZIP codes near 49643

ZIPCityDistance
49637 Grawn, MI 5.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 7.5 mi
49685 Traverse City, MI 7.5 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 8.4 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 10.0 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 11.0 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 11.0 mi
49640 Honor, MI 12.2 mi
49616 Benzonia, MI 13.5 mi
49625 Copemish, MI 14.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49643?

49643 is in Interlochen, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6397, -85.8289.

What county is 49643 in?

49643 spans 2 counties: Benzie County and Grand Traverse 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 49643?

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

What time zone is 49643 in?

49643 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49643?

About 6,963 people live in ZIP code 49643, in 2,787 households, at 116.9 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 49643?

$81,222 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49643?

The closest are 49637 (5.8 mi), 49650 (7.5 mi), 49685 (7.5 mi), 49683 (8.4 mi) and 49617 (10 mi).

Is 49643 a PO Box ZIP code?

49643 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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