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49769

ZIP 49769 is Pellston, 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
1,718
Coordinates
45.5708, -84.8618
☼ Live from 49769 — Pellston, MI

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Where 49769 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49769
  • 🔢 Type 49769 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GgLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,769 = 157 × 317. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49768 (Paradise, MI, 75 mi away) and 49770 (Petoskey, MI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49769 becomes 96794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46799, 46979, 47969, 47996, 49679, 49796, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96749 in Keaau, HI, 4,309 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯800 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49769 and you would come out at 45.57°S, 95.14°E — 1,187 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 42m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 41m.
  • 📏 At 57.0 square miles of land, 49769 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 43 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,718This ZIP1,718
Households668This ZIP668
Housing units915This ZIP915
Median age34.3This ZIP34.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,558This ZIP$67,558Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$160,000This ZIP$160,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,016This ZIP$1,016Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.0%This ZIP23.0%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density30.1 / sq miThis ZIP30.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees264This ZIP264
Annual payroll$10,667,000This ZIP$10,667,000
Tax returns filed780This ZIP780
Total adjusted gross income$43,237,000This ZIP$43,237,000

Land area

Land area57.04 sq miThis ZIP57.04 sq mi
Water area2.85 sq miThis ZIP2.85 sq mi

Counties 49769 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Emmet County 88.2%
Cheboygan County 11.8%

Other place names in 49769

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ZIP codes near 49769

ZIPCityDistance
49755 Levering, MI 5.3 mi
49716 Brutus, MI 6.9 mi
49740 Harbor Springs, MI 7.1 mi
49723 Cross Village, MI 9.5 mi
49706 Alanson, MI 10.0 mi
49718 Carp Lake, MI 10.1 mi
49764 Oden, MI 10.3 mi
49722 Conway, MI 10.4 mi
49737 Good Hart, MI 12.2 mi
49717 Burt Lake, MI 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49769?

49769 is in Pellston, Michigan, in Emmet County, part of the Petoskey, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.5708, -84.8618.

What county is 49769 in?

49769 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 49769?

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

What time zone is 49769 in?

49769 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49769?

About 1,718 people live in ZIP code 49769, in 668 households, at 30.1 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 49769?

$67,558 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49769?

The closest are 49755 (5.3 mi), 49716 (6.9 mi), 49740 (7.1 mi), 49723 (9.5 mi) and 49706 (10 mi).

Is 49769 a PO Box ZIP code?

49769 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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