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49653

ZIP 49653 is Lake Leelanau, Michigan, in Leelanau County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Leelanau
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
1,766
Coordinates
44.9736, -85.7239
☼ Live from 49653 — Lake Leelanau, MI

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Where 49653 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 49653
  • 🔢 Type 49653 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,653 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 613. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100000111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49651 (Lake City, MI, 50 mi away) and 49654 (Leland, MI, 20 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49653 becomes 35694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34695, 34956, 35469, 35649, 35964, 36549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96534 in FPO AA, a military post office, 9,187 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯745 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49653 and you would come out at 44.97°S, 94.28°E — 1,164 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 27.8 square miles of land, 49653 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,766This ZIP1,766
Households807This ZIP807
Housing units1,483This ZIP1,483
Median age59.5This ZIP59.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,787This ZIP$85,787Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$669,800This ZIP$669,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,065This ZIP$1,065Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.2%This ZIP52.2%
Mean commute17.5 minThis ZIP17.5 min
Population density63.5 / sq miThis ZIP63.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments66This ZIP66
Employees374This ZIP374
Annual payroll$16,160,000This ZIP$16,160,000
Tax returns filed1,060This ZIP1,060
Total adjusted gross income$121,961,000This ZIP$121,961,000

Land area

Land area27.82 sq miThis ZIP27.82 sq mi
Water area10.19 sq miThis ZIP10.19 sq mi

Other place names in 49653

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

ZIP codes near 49653

ZIPCityDistance
49682 Suttons Bay, MI 3.9 mi
49674 Omena, MI 8.3 mi
49621 Cedar, MI 8.3 mi
49664 Maple City, MI 10.4 mi
49670 Northport, MI 11.3 mi
49673 Old Mission, MI 11.5 mi
49686 Traverse City, MI 12.3 mi
49636 Glen Arbor, MI 13.1 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 14.7 mi
49629 Elk Rapids, MI 16.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49653?

49653 is in Lake Leelanau, Michigan, in Leelanau County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9736, -85.7239.

What county is 49653 in?

49653 lies in Leelanau County.

What area code is 49653?

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

What time zone is 49653 in?

49653 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49653?

About 1,766 people live in ZIP code 49653, in 807 households, at 63.5 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 49653?

$85,787 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49653?

The closest are 49682 (3.9 mi), 49674 (8.3 mi), 49621 (8.3 mi), 49664 (10.4 mi) and 49670 (11.3 mi).

Is 49653 a PO Box ZIP code?

49653 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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