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49651

ZIP 49651 is Lake City, Michigan, in Missaukee County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Missaukee
Metro area
Cadillac, MI
Population
7,628
Coordinates
44.3990, -85.1063
☼ Live from 49651 — Lake City, MI

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Where 49651 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49651
  • 🔢 Type 49651 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ISgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,651 = 7 × 41 × 173. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49650 (Lake Ann, MI, 45 mi away) and 49653 (Lake Leelanau, MI, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49651 becomes 15694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 40 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14569, 15469, 15946, 16945, 19456, 19465, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96451 in FPO AA, a military post office, 8,046 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯758 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49651 and you would come out at 44.40°S, 94.89°E — 1,208 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
  • 📏 At 235.5 square miles of land, 49651 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 179 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,628This ZIP7,628
Households3,112This ZIP3,112
Housing units4,954This ZIP4,954
Median age47.9This ZIP47.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,406This ZIP$66,406Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$171,100This ZIP$171,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$962This ZIP$962Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.4%This ZIP20.4%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density32.4 / sq miThis ZIP32.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees1,082This ZIP1,082
Annual payroll$40,373,000This ZIP$40,373,000
Tax returns filed3,720This ZIP3,720
Total adjusted gross income$204,518,000This ZIP$204,518,000

Land area

Land area235.49 sq miThis ZIP235.49 sq mi
Water area5.90 sq miThis ZIP5.90 sq mi

Other place names in 49651

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49651

ZIPCityDistance
49667 Merritt, MI 9.4 mi
49633 Fife Lake, MI 11.9 mi
49632 Falmouth, MI 13.0 mi
49657 Mc Bain, MI 13.3 mi
49663 Manton, MI 14.3 mi
48629 Houghton Lake, MI 17.0 mi
48630 Houghton Lake Heights, MI 17.2 mi
48627 Higgins Lake, MI 18.2 mi
49680 South Boardman, MI 18.5 mi
49665 Marion, MI 20.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49651?

49651 is in Lake City, Michigan, in Missaukee County, part of the Cadillac, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.3990, -85.1063.

What county is 49651 in?

49651 lies in Missaukee County.

What area code is 49651?

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

What time zone is 49651 in?

49651 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49651?

About 7,628 people live in ZIP code 49651, in 3,112 households, at 32.4 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 49651?

$66,406 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49651?

The closest are 49667 (9.4 mi), 49633 (11.9 mi), 49632 (13 mi), 49657 (13.3 mi) and 49663 (14.3 mi).

Is 49651 a PO Box ZIP code?

49651 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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