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49712

ZIP 49712 is Boyne City, Michigan, mostly in Charlevoix County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Charlevoix +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
8,203
Coordinates
45.2112, -85.0110
☼ Live from 49712 — Boyne City, MI

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Where 49712 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 49712
  • 🔢 Type 49712 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZILGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,712 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 13 × 239. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49711 (Bay Shore, MI, 11 mi away) and 49713 (Boyne Falls, MI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49712 becomes 21794 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Friendship, MD, 579 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12749, 12974, 14729, 17249, 19472, 21749, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94127 in San Francisco, CA, 1,987 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯783 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49712 and you would come out at 45.21°S, 94.99°E — 1,190 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 72.9 square miles of land, 49712 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,203This ZIP8,203
Households3,871This ZIP3,871
Housing units5,092This ZIP5,092
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,033This ZIP$74,033Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$294,800This ZIP$294,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$941This ZIP$941Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.0%This ZIP34.0%
Mean commute18.8 minThis ZIP18.8 min
Population density112.5 / sq miThis ZIP112.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments262This ZIP262
Employees2,998This ZIP2,998
Annual payroll$157,324,000This ZIP$157,324,000
Tax returns filed4,310This ZIP4,310
Total adjusted gross income$360,750,000This ZIP$360,750,000

Land area

Land area72.92 sq miThis ZIP72.92 sq mi
Water area10.52 sq miThis ZIP10.52 sq mi

Counties 49712 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Charlevoix County 90.3%
Antrim County 9.7%

Other place names in 49712

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

ZIP codes near 49712

ZIPCityDistance
49796 Walloon Lake, MI 5.2 mi
49727 East Jordan, MI 7.0 mi
49713 Boyne Falls, MI 8.1 mi
49770 Petoskey, MI 10.0 mi
49711 Bay Shore, MI 11.0 mi
49720 Charlevoix, MI 12.4 mi
49730 Elmira, MI 13.5 mi
49729 Ellsworth, MI 14.1 mi
49622 Central Lake, MI 15.6 mi
49611 Alba, MI 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49712?

49712 is in Boyne City, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. Its published point location is 45.2112, -85.0110.

What county is 49712 in?

49712 spans 2 counties: Charlevoix County and Antrim County. Most of it falls in Charlevoix 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 49712?

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

What time zone is 49712 in?

49712 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49712?

About 8,203 people live in ZIP code 49712, in 3,871 households, at 112.5 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 49712?

$74,033 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49712?

The closest are 49796 (5.2 mi), 49727 (7 mi), 49713 (8.1 mi), 49770 (10 mi) and 49711 (11 mi).

Is 49712 a PO Box ZIP code?

49712 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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