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49735

ZIP 49735 is in Gaylord, Michigan, in Otsego County; area code 989; Eastern time. Gaylord has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 49734.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Otsego
Metro area
none
Population
20,773
Coordinates
44.9981, -84.6702
☼ Live from 49735 — Gaylord, MI

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Where 49735 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49735
  • 🔢 Type 49735 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SELGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,735 = 5 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 29. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49734 (Gaylord, MI, 2 mi away) and 49736 (Goetzville, MI, 80 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49735 becomes 53794 — and that is a real ZIP code: Madison, WI, 271 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95437 in Fort Bragg, CA, 2,013 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯793 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49735 and you would come out at 45.00°S, 95.33°E — 1,211 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 248.6 square miles of land, 49735 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,773This ZIP20,773
Households9,168This ZIP9,168
Housing units11,509This ZIP11,509
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,819This ZIP$70,819Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$227,200This ZIP$227,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,020This ZIP$1,020Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.3%This ZIP28.3%
Mean commute19.5 minThis ZIP19.5 min
Population density83.6 / sq miThis ZIP83.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments731This ZIP731
Employees8,357This ZIP8,357
Annual payroll$391,333,000This ZIP$391,333,000
Tax returns filed10,020This ZIP10,020
Total adjusted gross income$652,281,000This ZIP$652,281,000

Land area

Land area248.58 sq miThis ZIP248.58 sq mi
Water area7.73 sq miThis ZIP7.73 sq mi

Other place names in 49735

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ZIP codes near 49735

ZIPCityDistance
49734 Gaylord, MI 2.0 mi
49797 Waters, MI 8.9 mi
49730 Elmira, MI 10.1 mi
49751 Johannesburg, MI 11.8 mi
49795 Vanderbilt, MI 12.1 mi
49733 Frederic, MI 14.4 mi
49611 Alba, MI 15.1 mi
49713 Boyne Falls, MI 17.6 mi
49799 Wolverine, MI 18.8 mi
49659 Mancelona, MI 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49735?

49735 is in Gaylord, Michigan, in Otsego County. Its published point location is 44.9981, -84.6702.

What county is 49735 in?

49735 lies in Otsego County.

What area code is 49735?

Gaylord uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49735 in?

49735 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49735?

About 20,773 people live in ZIP code 49735, in 9,168 households, at 83.6 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 49735?

$70,819 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49735?

The closest are 49734 (2 mi), 49797 (8.9 mi), 49730 (10.1 mi), 49751 (11.8 mi) and 49795 (12.1 mi).

Is 49735 a PO Box ZIP code?

49735 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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