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49683

ZIP 49683 is Thompsonville, Michigan, mostly in Benzie County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Benzie +3 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
2,225
Coordinates
44.5405, -85.9269
☼ Live from 49683 — Thompsonville, MI

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Where 49683 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 49683
  • 🔢 Type 49683 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,683 = 3 × 16561. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49682 (Suttons Bay, MI, 34 mi away) and 49684 (Traverse City, MI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49683 becomes 38694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,218 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯724 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49683 and you would come out at 44.54°S, 94.07°E — 1,168 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 49m.
  • 📏 At 86.6 square miles of land, 49683 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,225This ZIP2,225
Households972This ZIP972
Housing units1,654This ZIP1,654
Median age50.0This ZIP50.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$187,200This ZIP$187,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.0%This ZIP22.0%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density25.7 / sq miThis ZIP25.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees724This ZIP724
Annual payroll$22,116,000This ZIP$22,116,000
Tax returns filed1,120This ZIP1,120
Total adjusted gross income$72,615,000This ZIP$72,615,000

Land area

Land area86.59 sq miThis ZIP86.59 sq mi
Water area0.39 sq miThis ZIP0.39 sq mi

Counties 49683 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Benzie County 70.7%
Manistee County 22.7%
Grand Traverse County 5.4%
Wexford County 1.3%

Other place names in 49683

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ZIP codes near 49683

ZIPCityDistance
49625 Copemish, MI 8.2 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 8.4 mi
49616 Benzonia, MI 8.5 mi
49617 Beulah, MI 8.7 mi
49614 Bear Lake, MI 11.2 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 12.0 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 12.5 mi
49645 Kaleva, MI 12.6 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 13.9 mi
49613 Arcadia, MI 14.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49683?

49683 is in Thompsonville, Michigan, in Benzie County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.5405, -85.9269.

What county is 49683 in?

49683 spans 4 counties: Benzie County, Manistee County, Grand Traverse County and Wexford County. Most of it falls in Benzie 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 49683?

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

What time zone is 49683 in?

49683 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49683?

About 2,225 people live in ZIP code 49683, in 972 households, at 25.7 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 49683?

$61,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49683?

The closest are 49625 (8.2 mi), 49643 (8.4 mi), 49616 (8.5 mi), 49617 (8.7 mi) and 49614 (11.2 mi).

Is 49683 a PO Box ZIP code?

49683 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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