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49685

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
21,308
Coordinates
44.6996, -85.7007
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Where 49685 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49685
  • 🔢 Type 49685 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,685 = 5 × 19 × 523. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49684 (Traverse City, MI, 4 mi away) and 49686 (Traverse City, MI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49685 becomes 58694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 36 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45698, 45869, 45896, 46859, 46895, 46958, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96548 in APO AA, a military post office, 9,788 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯738 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49685 and you would come out at 44.70°S, 94.30°E — 1,173 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 54.2 square miles of land, 49685 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,308This ZIP21,308
Households8,419This ZIP8,419
Housing units9,251This ZIP9,251
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,590This ZIP$84,590Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$358,500This ZIP$358,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,448This ZIP$1,448Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.8%This ZIP38.8%
Mean commute19.1 minThis ZIP19.1 min
Population density393.2 / sq miThis ZIP393.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments362This ZIP362
Employees4,138This ZIP4,138
Annual payroll$238,808,000This ZIP$238,808,000

Land area

Land area54.19 sq miThis ZIP54.19 sq mi
Water area7.09 sq miThis ZIP7.09 sq mi

Other place names in 49685

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ZIP codes near 49685

ZIPCityDistance
49684 Traverse City, MI 4.4 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 4.4 mi
49643 Interlochen, MI 7.5 mi
49650 Lake Ann, MI 9.6 mi
49666 Mayfield, MI 9.9 mi
49696 Traverse City, MI 10.6 mi
49621 Cedar, MI 11.4 mi
49610 Acme, MI 12.1 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 12.7 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49685?

49685 is in Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6996, -85.7007.

What county is 49685 in?

49685 lies in Grand Traverse County.

What area code is 49685?

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

What time zone is 49685 in?

49685 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49685?

About 21,308 people live in ZIP code 49685, in 8,419 households, at 393.2 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 49685?

$84,590 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49685?

The closest are 49684 (4.4 mi), 49637 (4.4 mi), 49643 (7.5 mi), 49650 (9.6 mi) and 49666 (9.9 mi).

Is 49685 a PO Box ZIP code?

49685 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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