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49749

ZIP 49749 is Indian River, Michigan, in Cheboygan County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Cheboygan
Metro area
none
Population
4,411
Coordinates
45.4221, -84.5846
☼ Live from 49749 — Indian River, MI

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Where 49749 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49749
  • 🔢 Type 49749 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GhLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,749 = 3 × 7 × 23 × 103. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49748 (Hulbert, MI, 71 mi away) and 49751 (Johannesburg, MI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49749 becomes 94794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44799, 47949, 47994, 49947, 74949, 79944, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99744 in Anderson, AK, 2,720 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯808 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49749 and you would come out at 45.42°S, 95.42°E — 1,203 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 64.8 square miles of land, 49749 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 49 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,411This ZIP4,411
Households2,140This ZIP2,140
Housing units3,860This ZIP3,860
Median age60.4This ZIP60.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,608This ZIP$65,608Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$244,300This ZIP$244,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$950This ZIP$950Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density68.0 / sq miThis ZIP68.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments149This ZIP149
Employees965This ZIP965
Annual payroll$43,203,000This ZIP$43,203,000
Tax returns filed2,290This ZIP2,290
Total adjusted gross income$167,745,000This ZIP$167,745,000

Land area

Land area64.84 sq miThis ZIP64.84 sq mi
Water area9.13 sq miThis ZIP9.13 sq mi

Other place names in 49749

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

ZIP codes near 49749

ZIPCityDistance
49791 Topinabee, MI 4.1 mi
49717 Burt Lake, MI 5.0 mi
49705 Afton, MI 7.8 mi
49706 Alanson, MI 9.5 mi
49761 Mullett Lake, MI 10.0 mi
49716 Brutus, MI 10.0 mi
49799 Wolverine, MI 11.0 mi
49764 Oden, MI 11.8 mi
49721 Cheboygan, MI 12.2 mi
49722 Conway, MI 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49749?

49749 is in Indian River, Michigan, in Cheboygan County. Its published point location is 45.4221, -84.5846.

What county is 49749 in?

49749 lies in Cheboygan County.

What area code is 49749?

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

What time zone is 49749 in?

49749 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49749?

About 4,411 people live in ZIP code 49749, in 2,140 households, at 68.0 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 49749?

$65,608 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49749?

The closest are 49791 (4.1 mi), 49717 (5 mi), 49705 (7.8 mi), 49706 (9.5 mi) and 49761 (10 mi).

Is 49749 a PO Box ZIP code?

49749 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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