First three digits · Michigan
ZIP Codes Starting with
49 ZIP codes start with 493, sorted at the Grand Rapids, MI (SCF 493) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Michigan: 42 residential ZIP codes across 9 counties and 7 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 493 mean?
The first digit, 4, is one of ten national areas (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio). The first three, 493, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 493 to the Grand Rapids, MI (SCF 493) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 493 ZIP codes are Rockford, Byron Center, Caledonia, Ada, Cedar Springs and Big Rapids.
The same facility sorts 5 prefixes, 246 ZIP codes in all: 490, 491, 493, 494, 495.
Where are the 493 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 493
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49301 | Ada | Kent County | 19,846 | 349 | $183k | $549k |
| 49302 | Alto | Kent County | 9,754 | 195 | $135k | $401k |
| 49303 | Bailey | Muskegon County | 772 | 52 | $79k | $242k |
| 49304 | Baldwin | Lake County | 5,408 | 48 | $46k | $116k |
| 49305 | Barryton | Mecosta County | 2,378 | 47 | $52k | $148k |
| 49306 | Belmont | Kent County | 11,028 | 598 | $115k | $374k |
| 49307 | Big Rapids | Mecosta County | 18,407 | 137 | $60k | $188k |
| 49309 | Bitely | Newaygo County | 1,859 | 15 | $43k | $152k |
| 49310 | Blanchard | Isabella County | 3,183 | 36 | $64k | $178k |
| 49311 | Bradley | Allegan County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49312 | Brohman | Newaygo County | 194 | 7 | $41k | $121k |
| 49314 | Burnips | Allegan County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49315 | Byron Center | Kent County | 27,091 | 491 | $113k | $382k |
| 49316 | Caledonia | Kent County | 26,427 | 463 | $103k | $364k |
| 49317 | Cannonsburg | Kent County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49318 | Casnovia | Muskegon County | 1,604 | 80 | $82k | $241k |
| 49319 | Cedar Springs | Kent County | 18,802 | 218 | $79k | $260k |
| 49320 | Chippewa Lake | Mecosta County | 157 | 139 | $64k | $128k |
| 49321 | Comstock Park | Kent County | 15,970 | 607 | $78k | $274k |
| 49322 | Coral | Montcalm County | 1,245 | 50 | $74k | $157k |
| 49323 | Dorr | Allegan County | 11,073 | 221 | $99k | $288k |
| 49325 | Freeport | Barry County | 2,596 | 97 | $91k | $319k |
| 49326 | Gowen | Kent County | 3,980 | 165 | $84k | $226k |
| 49327 | Grant | Newaygo County | 8,887 | 98 | $70k | $184k |
| 49328 | Hopkins | Allegan County | 4,069 | 74 | $94k | $233k |
| 49329 | Howard City | Montcalm County | 9,156 | 116 | $74k | $208k |
| 49330 | Kent City | Kent County | 5,599 | 128 | $76k | $266k |
| 49331 | Lowell | Kent County | 17,661 | 193 | $92k | $315k |
| 49332 | Mecosta | Mecosta County | 3,044 | 69 | $60k | $182k |
| 49333 | Middleville | Barry County | 12,753 | 161 | $89k | $325k |
| 49335 | Moline | Allegan County | 174 | 406 | $117k | – |
| 49336 | Morley | Mecosta County | 4,860 | 59 | $55k | $149k |
| 49337 | Newaygo | Newaygo County | 13,149 | 119 | $68k | $202k |
| 49338 | Paris | Newaygo County | 1,971 | 35 | $69k | $162k |
| 49339 | Pierson | Montcalm County | 2,188 | 73 | $87k | $241k |
| 49340 | Remus | Mecosta County | 2,437 | 29 | $54k | $191k |
| 49341 | Rockford | Kent County | 39,409 | 466 | $114k | $383k |
| 49342 | Rodney | Mecosta County | 1,527 | 39 | $54k | $168k |
| 49343 | Sand Lake | Kent County | 5,664 | 102 | $80k | $244k |
| 49344 | Shelbyville | Allegan County | 3,778 | 122 | $85k | $313k |
| 49345 | Sparta | Kent County | 13,512 | 259 | $86k | $274k |
| 49346 | Stanwood | Mecosta County | 5,553 | 86 | $73k | $234k |
| 49347 | Trufant | Montcalm County | 1,570 | 88 | $92k | $177k |
| 49348 | Wayland | Allegan County | 13,699 | 208 | $83k | $275k |
| 49349 | White Cloud | Newaygo County | 8,133 | 41 | $54k | $157k |
| 49351 | Rockford | Kent County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49355 | Ada | Kent County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49356 | Ada | Kent County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49357 | Ada | Kent County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.