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49649

ZIP 49649 is Kingsley, Michigan, mostly in Grand Traverse County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Grand Traverse +1 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
7,239
Coordinates
44.5634, -85.5254
☼ Live from 49649 — Kingsley, MI

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Where 49649 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49649
  • 🔢 Type 49649 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,649 = 131 × 379. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49648 (Kewadin, MI, 31 mi away) and 49650 (Lake Ann, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49649 becomes 94694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44699, 46994, 49946, 49964, 64499, 94649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96944 in Kosrae, FM, 7,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯743 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49649 and you would come out at 44.56°S, 94.47°E — 1,185 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 110.5 square miles of land, 49649 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,239This ZIP7,239
Households2,418This ZIP2,418
Housing units2,744This ZIP2,744
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,656This ZIP$74,656Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$267,700This ZIP$267,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,018This ZIP$1,018Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.3%This ZIP21.3%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density65.5 / sq miThis ZIP65.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments121This ZIP121
Employees669This ZIP669
Annual payroll$26,478,000This ZIP$26,478,000
Tax returns filed3,380This ZIP3,380
Total adjusted gross income$210,983,000This ZIP$210,983,000

Land area

Land area110.51 sq miThis ZIP110.51 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 49649 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Grand Traverse County 91.0%
Wexford County 9.0%

Other place names in 49649

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ZIP codes near 49649

ZIPCityDistance
49666 Mayfield, MI 4.3 mi
49696 Traverse City, MI 7.9 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 8.6 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 10.4 mi
49663 Manton, MI 11.7 mi
49685 Traverse City, MI 12.8 mi
49668 Mesick, MI 14.5 mi
49680 South Boardman, MI 15.1 mi
49610 Acme, MI 15.7 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49649?

49649 is in Kingsley, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5634, -85.5254.

What county is 49649 in?

49649 spans 2 counties: Grand Traverse County and Wexford County. Most of it falls in Grand Traverse 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 49649?

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

What time zone is 49649 in?

49649 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49649?

About 7,239 people live in ZIP code 49649, in 2,418 households, at 65.5 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 49649?

$74,656 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49649?

The closest are 49666 (4.3 mi), 49696 (7.9 mi), 49620 (8.6 mi), 49637 (10.4 mi) and 49663 (11.7 mi).

Is 49649 a PO Box ZIP code?

49649 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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