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49696

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
Metro area
Traverse City, MI
Population
10,477
Coordinates
44.6744, -85.4871
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Where 49696 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49696
  • 🔢 Type 49696 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGgGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,696 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 1553. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49690 (Williamsburg, MI, 9 mi away) and 49701 (Mackinaw City, MI, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49696 becomes 69694, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46699, 46996, 66949, 94966, 99664). The farthest-flung twin is 99664 in Seward, AK, 2,771 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯747 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49696 and you would come out at 44.67°S, 94.51°E — 1,183 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 68.7 square miles of land, 49696 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,477This ZIP10,477
Households4,156This ZIP4,156
Housing units5,173This ZIP5,173
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,803This ZIP$94,803Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$306,100This ZIP$306,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,418This ZIP$1,418Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.8%This ZIP41.8%
Mean commute20.6 minThis ZIP20.6 min
Population density152.4 / sq miThis ZIP152.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments166This ZIP166
Employees1,242This ZIP1,242
Annual payroll$74,317,000This ZIP$74,317,000

Land area

Land area68.73 sq miThis ZIP68.73 sq mi
Water area2.98 sq miThis ZIP2.98 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49696

ZIPCityDistance
49666 Mayfield, MI 3.9 mi
49649 Kingsley, MI 7.9 mi
49610 Acme, MI 7.9 mi
49690 Williamsburg, MI 8.8 mi
49685 Traverse City, MI 10.6 mi
49637 Grawn, MI 11.3 mi
49684 Traverse City, MI 11.5 mi
49680 South Boardman, MI 12.2 mi
49686 Traverse City, MI 12.4 mi
49620 Buckley, MI 14.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49696?

49696 is in Traverse City, Michigan, in Grand Traverse County, part of the Traverse City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.6744, -85.4871.

What county is 49696 in?

49696 lies in Grand Traverse County.

What area code is 49696?

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

What time zone is 49696 in?

49696 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49696?

About 10,477 people live in ZIP code 49696, in 4,156 households, at 152.4 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 49696?

$94,803 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49696?

The closest are 49666 (3.9 mi), 49649 (7.9 mi), 49610 (7.9 mi), 49690 (8.8 mi) and 49685 (10.6 mi).

Is 49696 a PO Box ZIP code?

49696 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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