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49770

ZIP 49770 is Petoskey, Michigan, mostly in Emmet County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Emmet +2 more
Metro area
Petoskey, MI
Population
18,221
Coordinates
45.3312, -84.8971
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Where 49770 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 49770
  • 🔢 Type 49770 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,770 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 7 × 79. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49769 (Pellston, MI, 17 mi away) and 49774 (Pickford, MI, 64 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49770 becomes 07794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,738 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯792 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49770 and you would come out at 45.33°S, 95.10°E — 1,192 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 109.4 square miles of land, 49770 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,221This ZIP18,221
Households7,945This ZIP7,945
Housing units10,440This ZIP10,440
Median age45.1This ZIP45.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$79,590This ZIP$79,590Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$355,200This ZIP$355,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,144This ZIP$1,144Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher46.8%This ZIP46.8%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density166.6 / sq miThis ZIP166.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,010This ZIP1,010
Employees11,723This ZIP11,723
Annual payroll$600,298,000This ZIP$600,298,000
Tax returns filed9,510This ZIP9,510
Total adjusted gross income$917,121,000This ZIP$917,121,000

Land area

Land area109.39 sq miThis ZIP109.39 sq mi
Water area17.86 sq miThis ZIP17.86 sq mi

Counties 49770 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Emmet County 95.8%
Charlevoix County 3.1%
Cheboygan County 1.1%

Other place names in 49770

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

ZIP codes near 49770

ZIPCityDistance
49796 Walloon Lake, MI 4.8 mi
49722 Conway, MI 6.4 mi
49764 Oden, MI 7.2 mi
49713 Boyne Falls, MI 8.0 mi
49706 Alanson, MI 9.3 mi
49711 Bay Shore, MI 9.9 mi
49712 Boyne City, MI 10.0 mi
49717 Burt Lake, MI 12.1 mi
49740 Harbor Springs, MI 13.9 mi
49716 Brutus, MI 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49770?

49770 is in Petoskey, Michigan, in Emmet County, part of the Petoskey, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3312, -84.8971.

What county is 49770 in?

49770 spans 3 counties: Emmet County, Charlevoix 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 49770?

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

What time zone is 49770 in?

49770 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49770?

About 18,221 people live in ZIP code 49770, in 7,945 households, at 166.6 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 49770?

$79,590 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49770?

The closest are 49796 (4.8 mi), 49722 (6.4 mi), 49764 (7.2 mi), 49713 (8 mi) and 49706 (9.3 mi).

Is 49770 a PO Box ZIP code?

49770 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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