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49727

ZIP 49727 is East Jordan, Michigan, mostly in Antrim County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Antrim +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
6,755
Coordinates
45.1377, -85.1090
☼ Live from 49727 — East Jordan, MI

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Where 49727 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49727
  • 🔢 Type 49727 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49727 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49726 (Drummond Island, MI, 94 mi away) and 49728 (Eckerman, MI, 86 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49727 becomes 72794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24977, 27497, 27947, 27974, 29477, 49277, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94277 in Sacramento, CA, 1,909 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯777 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49727 and you would come out at 45.14°S, 94.89°E — 1,187 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 120.0 square miles of land, 49727 is bigger than 82% of ZIP codes — room for about 91 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,755This ZIP6,755
Households2,986This ZIP2,986
Housing units4,091This ZIP4,091
Median age47.7This ZIP47.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,865This ZIP$70,865Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$222,200This ZIP$222,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$925This ZIP$925Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.7%This ZIP25.7%
Mean commute24.1 minThis ZIP24.1 min
Population density56.3 / sq miThis ZIP56.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments139This ZIP139
Employees1,154This ZIP1,154
Annual payroll$67,233,000This ZIP$67,233,000
Tax returns filed3,410This ZIP3,410
Total adjusted gross income$312,579,000This ZIP$312,579,000

Land area

Land area119.99 sq miThis ZIP119.99 sq mi
Water area10.37 sq miThis ZIP10.37 sq mi

Counties 49727 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Antrim County 50.2%
Charlevoix County 49.8%

Other place names in 49727

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ZIP codes near 49727

ZIPCityDistance
49712 Boyne City, MI 7.0 mi
49622 Central Lake, MI 8.8 mi
49729 Ellsworth, MI 9.1 mi
49720 Charlevoix, MI 11.9 mi
49796 Walloon Lake, MI 12.2 mi
49627 Eastport, MI 12.3 mi
49611 Alba, MI 12.6 mi
49615 Bellaire, MI 12.9 mi
49730 Elmira, MI 13.4 mi
49713 Boyne Falls, MI 14.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49727?

49727 is in East Jordan, Michigan, in Antrim County. Its published point location is 45.1377, -85.1090.

What county is 49727 in?

49727 spans 2 counties: Antrim County and Charlevoix County. Most of it falls in Antrim 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 49727?

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

What time zone is 49727 in?

49727 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49727?

About 6,755 people live in ZIP code 49727, in 2,986 households, at 56.3 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 49727?

$70,865 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49727?

The closest are 49712 (7 mi), 49622 (8.8 mi), 49729 (9.1 mi), 49720 (11.9 mi) and 49796 (12.2 mi).

Is 49727 a PO Box ZIP code?

49727 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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