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49684

ZIP 49684 is in Traverse City, Michigan, mostly in Leelanau County; area code 231; Eastern time. Traverse City has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 49685, 49686 and 49696.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Leelanau +2 more
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
21,585
Coordinates
44.7624, -85.6852
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Where 49684 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 49684
  • 🔢 Type 49684 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hBgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,684 = 2 × 2 × 12421. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49683 (Thompsonville, MI, 19 mi away) and 49685 (Traverse City, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49684 becomes 48694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44689, 46984, 48469, 48649, 49468, 49648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96844 in Honolulu, HI, 4,332 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯741 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49684 and you would come out at 44.76°S, 94.31°E — 1,172 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 52.8 square miles of land, 49684 is bigger than 61% of ZIP codes — room for about 40 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,585This ZIP21,585
Households9,429This ZIP9,429
Housing units11,042This ZIP11,042
Median age48.7This ZIP48.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,788This ZIP$80,788Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$420,200This ZIP$420,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,306This ZIP$1,306Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.3%This ZIP47.3%
Mean commute17.9 minThis ZIP17.9 min
Population density409.2 / sq miThis ZIP409.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,532This ZIP1,532
Employees25,190This ZIP25,190
Annual payroll$1,607,938,000This ZIP$1,607,938,000
Tax returns filed11,710This ZIP11,710
Total adjusted gross income$1,155,588,000This ZIP$1,155,588,000

Land area

Land area52.75 sq miThis ZIP52.75 sq mi
Water area4.79 sq miThis ZIP4.79 sq mi

Counties 49684 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Leelanau County 61.2%
Grand Traverse County 32.6%
Benzie County 6.2%

Other place names in 49684

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

ZIP codes near 49684

ZIPCityDistance
49685 Traverse City, MI 4.4 mi
49621 Cedar, MI 7.8 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 8.8 mi
49686 Traverse City, MI 9.2 mi
49610 Acme, MI 9.8 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 10.0 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 11.0 mi
49696 Traverse City, MI 11.5 mi
49666 Mayfield, MI 12.2 mi
49664 Maple City, MI 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49684?

49684 is in Traverse City, Michigan, in Leelanau County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.7624, -85.6852.

What county is 49684 in?

49684 spans 3 counties: Leelanau County, Grand Traverse County and Benzie County. Most of it falls in Leelanau 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 49684?

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

What time zone is 49684 in?

49684 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49684?

About 21,585 people live in ZIP code 49684, in 9,429 households, at 409.2 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 49684?

$80,788 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49684?

The closest are 49685 (4.4 mi), 49621 (7.8 mi), 49637 (8.8 mi), 49686 (9.2 mi) and 49610 (9.8 mi).

Is 49684 a PO Box ZIP code?

49684 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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