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49716

ZIP 49716 is Brutus, Michigan, mostly in Emmet County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Emmet +1 more
Metro area
Petoskey, MI
Population
1,006
Coordinates
45.5094, -84.7499
☼ Live from 49716 — Brutus, MI

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Where 49716 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 49716
  • 🔢 Type 49716 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gILGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,716 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 1381. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49715 (Brimley, MI, 62 mi away) and 49717 (Burt Lake, MI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49716 becomes 61794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 35 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14769, 16749, 16947, 17946, 17964, 46791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96741 in Kalaheo, HI, 4,426 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯803 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49716 and you would come out at 45.51°S, 95.25°E — 1,194 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 41m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 42m.
  • 📏 At 22.9 square miles of land, 49716 is bigger than 40% of ZIP codes — room for about 17 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,006This ZIP1,006
Households389This ZIP389
Housing units652This ZIP652
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$100,179This ZIP$100,179Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$307,100This ZIP$307,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,542This ZIP$1,542Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%This ZIP37.3%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density44.0 / sq miThis ZIP44.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees67This ZIP67
Annual payroll$4,017,000This ZIP$4,017,000
Tax returns filed410This ZIP410
Total adjusted gross income$34,704,000This ZIP$34,704,000

Land area

Land area22.87 sq miThis ZIP22.87 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Counties 49716 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Emmet County 71.6%
Cheboygan County 28.4%

Other place names in 49716

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

ZIP codes near 49716

ZIPCityDistance
49706 Alanson, MI 5.1 mi
49717 Burt Lake, MI 6.5 mi
49769 Pellston, MI 6.9 mi
49764 Oden, MI 7.0 mi
49791 Topinabee, MI 7.5 mi
49722 Conway, MI 8.3 mi
49755 Levering, MI 10.0 mi
49749 Indian River, MI 10.0 mi
49761 Mullett Lake, MI 11.6 mi
49740 Harbor Springs, MI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49716?

49716 is in Brutus, Michigan, in Emmet County, part of the Petoskey, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5094, -84.7499.

What county is 49716 in?

49716 spans 2 counties: Emmet County and Cheboygan County. Most of it falls in Emmet 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 49716?

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

What time zone is 49716 in?

49716 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49716?

About 1,006 people live in ZIP code 49716, in 389 households, at 44.0 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 49716?

$100,179 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49716?

The closest are 49706 (5.1 mi), 49717 (6.5 mi), 49769 (6.9 mi), 49764 (7 mi) and 49791 (7.5 mi).

Is 49716 a PO Box ZIP code?

49716 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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