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49668

ZIP 49668 is Mesick, Michigan, mostly in Wexford County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wexford +1 more
Metro area
Cadillac, MI
Population
3,301
Coordinates
44.4018, -85.7133
☼ Live from 49668 — Mesick, MI

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Where 49668 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49668
  • 🔢 Type 49668 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BggGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,668 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4139. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49667 (Merritt, MI, 39 mi away) and 49670 (Northport, MI, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49668 becomes 86694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46869, 46896, 46968, 46986, 49686, 49866, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96468 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,400 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯730 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49668 and you would come out at 44.40°S, 94.29°E — 1,181 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 107.5 square miles of land, 49668 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 82 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,301This ZIP3,301
Households1,393This ZIP1,393
Housing units1,931This ZIP1,931
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,583This ZIP$57,583Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$162,100This ZIP$162,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,095This ZIP$1,095Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density30.7 / sq miThis ZIP30.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees411This ZIP411
Annual payroll$20,838,000This ZIP$20,838,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$84,380,000This ZIP$84,380,000

Land area

Land area107.54 sq miThis ZIP107.54 sq mi
Water area3.10 sq miThis ZIP3.10 sq mi

Counties 49668 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Wexford County 98.1%
Manistee County 1.9%

Other place names in 49668

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ZIP codes near 49668

ZIPCityDistance
49625 Copemish, MI 7.5 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 8.0 mi
49638 Harrietta, MI 8.2 mi
49618 Boon, MI 9.2 mi
49601 Cadillac, MI 13.9 mi
49683 Thompsonville, MI 14.2 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 14.5 mi
49645 Kaleva, MI 15.5 mi
49619 Brethren, MI 15.7 mi
49663 Manton, MI 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49668?

49668 is in Mesick, Michigan, in Wexford County, part of the Cadillac, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.4018, -85.7133.

What county is 49668 in?

49668 spans 2 counties: Wexford County and Manistee County. Most of it falls in Wexford 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 49668?

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

What time zone is 49668 in?

49668 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49668?

About 3,301 people live in ZIP code 49668, in 1,393 households, at 30.7 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 49668?

$57,583 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49668?

The closest are 49625 (7.5 mi), 49620 (8 mi), 49638 (8.2 mi), 49618 (9.2 mi) and 49601 (13.9 mi).

Is 49668 a PO Box ZIP code?

49668 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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