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49782

ZIP 49782 is Beaver Island, Michigan, in Charlevoix County; area code 231; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Charlevoix
Metro area
none
Population
732
Coordinates
45.6186, -85.5437
☼ Live from 49782 — Beaver Island, MI

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Where 49782 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49782
  • 🔢 Type 49782 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZBLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,782 = 2 × 3 × 8297. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001110110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49781 (Saint Ignace, MI, 44 mi away) and 49783 (Sault Sainte Marie, MI, 82 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49782 becomes 28794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94278 in Sacramento, CA, 1,889 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
  • 🎯772 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49782 and you would come out at 45.62°S, 94.46°E — 1,155 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 55.7 square miles of land, 49782 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 42 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population732This ZIP732
Households369This ZIP369
Housing units961This ZIP961
Median age63.0This ZIP63.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,938This ZIP$75,938Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$360,800This ZIP$360,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$875This ZIP$875Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.3%This ZIP51.3%
Mean commute11.1 minThis ZIP11.1 min
Population density13.2 / sq miThis ZIP13.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees103This ZIP103
Annual payroll$4,615,000This ZIP$4,615,000
Tax returns filed340This ZIP340
Total adjusted gross income$25,686,000This ZIP$25,686,000

Land area

Land area55.67 sq miThis ZIP55.67 sq mi
Water area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi

Other place names in 49782

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ZIP codes near 49782

ZIPCityDistance
49737 Good Hart, MI 21.0 mi
49723 Cross Village, MI 24.3 mi
49720 Charlevoix, MI 27.5 mi
49740 Harbor Springs, MI 27.6 mi
49711 Bay Shore, MI 28.1 mi
49838 Gould City, MI 30.0 mi
49769 Pellston, MI 33.1 mi
49729 Ellsworth, MI 33.7 mi
49718 Carp Lake, MI 34.5 mi
49755 Levering, MI 34.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49782?

49782 is in Beaver Island, Michigan, in Charlevoix County. Its published point location is 45.6186, -85.5437.

What county is 49782 in?

49782 lies in Charlevoix County.

What area code is 49782?

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

What time zone is 49782 in?

49782 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49782?

About 732 people live in ZIP code 49782, in 369 households, at 13.2 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 49782?

$75,938 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49782?

The closest are 49737 (21 mi), 49723 (24.3 mi), 49720 (27.5 mi), 49740 (27.6 mi) and 49711 (28.1 mi).

Is 49782 a PO Box ZIP code?

49782 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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