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49718

ZIP 49718 is Carp Lake, 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
619
Coordinates
45.7166, -84.8431
☼ Live from 49718 — Carp Lake, MI

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Where 49718 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 49718
  • 🔢 Type 49718 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BILGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,718 = 2 × 24859. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49717 (Burt Lake, MI, 21 mi away) and 49719 (Cedarville, MI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49718 becomes 81794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14879, 14897, 17948, 18947, 18974, 19478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91748 in Rowland Heights, CA, 1,914 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯805 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49718 and you would come out at 45.72°S, 95.16°E — 1,184 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 44.2 square miles of land, 49718 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population619This ZIP619
Households260This ZIP260
Housing units668This ZIP668
Median age42.8This ZIP42.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$48,750This ZIP$48,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$193,500This ZIP$193,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$725This ZIP$725Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.8%This ZIP26.8%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density14.0 / sq miThis ZIP14.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments12This ZIP12
Employees65This ZIP65
Annual payroll$2,678,000This ZIP$2,678,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$17,615,000This ZIP$17,615,000

Land area

Land area44.17 sq miThis ZIP44.17 sq mi
Water area18.73 sq miThis ZIP18.73 sq mi

Counties 49718 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Emmet County 81.1%
Cheboygan County 18.9%

Other place names in 49718

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

ZIP codes near 49718

ZIPCityDistance
49755 Levering, MI 5.1 mi
49701 Mackinaw City, MI 5.2 mi
49769 Pellston, MI 10.1 mi
49723 Cross Village, MI 11.5 mi
49757 Mackinac Island, MI 14.4 mi
49716 Brutus, MI 15.0 mi
49740 Harbor Springs, MI 15.2 mi
49737 Good Hart, MI 16.1 mi
49781 Saint Ignace, MI 16.4 mi
49775 Pointe Aux Pins, MI 18.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49718?

49718 is in Carp Lake, Michigan, in Emmet County, part of the Petoskey, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7166, -84.8431.

What county is 49718 in?

49718 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 49718?

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

What time zone is 49718 in?

49718 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49718?

About 619 people live in ZIP code 49718, in 260 households, at 14.0 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 49718?

$48,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49718?

The closest are 49755 (5.1 mi), 49701 (5.2 mi), 49769 (10.1 mi), 49723 (11.5 mi) and 49757 (14.4 mi).

Is 49718 a PO Box ZIP code?

49718 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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