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49676

ZIP 49676 is Rapid City, Michigan, mostly in Kalkaska County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Kalkaska +1 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
3,620
Coordinates
44.8434, -85.2944
☼ Live from 49676 — Rapid City, MI

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Where 49676 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49676
  • 🔢 Type 49676 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,676 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 1129. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000001100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49675 (Onekama, MI, 56 mi away) and 49677 (Reed City, MI, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49676 becomes 67694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46769, 46796, 46967, 47966, 49667, 49766, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96746 in Kapaa, HI, 4,390 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯761 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49676 and you would come out at 44.84°S, 94.71°E — 1,187 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 41.0 square miles of land, 49676 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,620This ZIP3,620
Households1,579This ZIP1,579
Housing units2,479This ZIP2,479
Median age47.6This ZIP47.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,781This ZIP$75,781Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$269,300This ZIP$269,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.0%This ZIP33.0%
Mean commute30.9 minThis ZIP30.9 min
Population density88.4 / sq miThis ZIP88.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments58This ZIP58
Employees263This ZIP263
Annual payroll$12,630,000This ZIP$12,630,000
Tax returns filed1,740This ZIP1,740
Total adjusted gross income$158,427,000This ZIP$158,427,000

Land area

Land area40.97 sq miThis ZIP40.97 sq mi
Water area14.57 sq miThis ZIP14.57 sq mi

Counties 49676 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Kalkaska County 70.9%
Antrim County 29.1%

Other place names in 49676

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

ZIP codes near 49676

ZIPCityDistance
49612 Alden, MI 3.7 mi
49690 Williamsburg, MI 6.4 mi
49629 Elk Rapids, MI 7.0 mi
49615 Bellaire, MI 9.4 mi
49610 Acme, MI 10.2 mi
49648 Kewadin, MI 10.9 mi
49686 Traverse City, MI 12.2 mi
49673 Old Mission, MI 12.3 mi
49659 Mancelona, MI 13.4 mi
49680 South Boardman, MI 13.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49676?

49676 is in Rapid City, Michigan, in Kalkaska County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.8434, -85.2944.

What county is 49676 in?

49676 spans 2 counties: Kalkaska County and Antrim County. Most of it falls in Kalkaska 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 49676?

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

What time zone is 49676 in?

49676 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49676?

About 3,620 people live in ZIP code 49676, in 1,579 households, at 88.4 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 49676?

$75,781 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49676?

The closest are 49612 (3.7 mi), 49690 (6.4 mi), 49629 (7 mi), 49615 (9.4 mi) and 49610 (10.2 mi).

Is 49676 a PO Box ZIP code?

49676 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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