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ZIP Codes Starting with
70 ZIP codes start with 496, sorted at the Traverse City, MI (SCF 496) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Michigan: 67 residential ZIP codes across 10 counties and 3 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 496 mean?
The first digit, 4, is one of ten national areas (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio). The first three, 496, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 496 to the Traverse City, MI (SCF 496) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 496 ZIP codes are Traverse City, Cadillac, Manistee, Kalkaska, Lake City and Kingsley.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 146 ZIP codes in all: 496, 497.
Where are the 496 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 496
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49601 | Cadillac | Wexford County | 22,092 | 100 | $64k | $174k |
| 49610 | Acme | Grand Traverse County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49611 | Alba | Antrim County | 259 | 126 | $101k | – |
| 49612 | Alden | Antrim County | 1,220 | 49 | $85k | $271k |
| 49613 | Arcadia | Manistee County | 528 | 22 | $78k | $238k |
| 49614 | Bear Lake | Manistee County | 2,678 | 29 | $72k | $223k |
| 49615 | Bellaire | Antrim County | 4,120 | 60 | $80k | $292k |
| 49616 | Benzonia | Benzie County | 2,162 | 60 | $58k | $222k |
| 49617 | Beulah | Benzie County | 3,526 | 78 | $74k | $304k |
| 49618 | Boon | Wexford County | 798 | 27 | $54k | $199k |
| 49619 | Brethren | Manistee County | 1,009 | 17 | $63k | $162k |
| 49620 | Buckley | Grand Traverse County | 3,070 | 52 | $75k | $225k |
| 49621 | Cedar | Leelanau County | 3,483 | 64 | $95k | $397k |
| 49622 | Central Lake | Antrim County | 2,634 | 58 | $70k | $234k |
| 49623 | Chase | Lake County | 986 | 14 | $60k | $133k |
| 49625 | Copemish | Manistee County | 1,565 | 21 | $53k | $182k |
| 49626 | Eastlake | Manistee County | 242 | 456 | $50k | $117k |
| 49627 | Eastport | Antrim County | 229 | 139 | $56k | $532k |
| 49628 | Elberta | Benzie County | 174 | 233 | $114k | $268k |
| 49629 | Elk Rapids | Antrim County | 2,038 | 543 | $65k | $395k |
| 49630 | Empire | Leelanau County | 1,390 | 23 | $106k | $498k |
| 49631 | Evart | Osceola County | 5,765 | 40 | $47k | $132k |
| 49632 | Falmouth | Missaukee County | 1,067 | 13 | $47k | $151k |
| 49633 | Fife Lake | Kalkaska County | 3,410 | 20 | $74k | $190k |
| 49634 | Filer City | Manistee County | 178 | 721 | $47k | $96k |
| 49635 | Frankfort | Benzie County | 3,339 | 87 | $72k | $367k |
| 49636 | Glen Arbor | Leelanau County | 643 | 48 | $120k | $742k |
| 49637 | Grawn | Grand Traverse County | 3,646 | 164 | $75k | $237k |
| 49638 | Harrietta | Wexford County | 913 | 13 | $46k | $143k |
| 49639 | Hersey | Osceola County | 2,634 | 43 | $64k | $153k |
| 49640 | Honor | Benzie County | 1,252 | 20 | $83k | $309k |
| 49642 | Idlewild | Lake County | 985 | 65 | $27k | $116k |
| 49643 | Interlochen | Benzie County | 6,963 | 117 | $81k | $271k |
| 49644 | Irons | Lake County | 1,715 | 16 | $54k | $175k |
| 49645 | Kaleva | Manistee County | 1,923 | 43 | $56k | $145k |
| 49646 | Kalkaska | Kalkaska County | 8,852 | 40 | $65k | $182k |
| 49648 | Kewadin | Antrim County | 2,577 | 95 | $93k | $634k |
| 49649 | Kingsley | Grand Traverse County | 7,239 | 66 | $75k | $268k |
| 49650 | Lake Ann | Benzie County | 3,411 | 142 | $88k | $275k |
| 49651 | Lake City | Missaukee County | 7,628 | 32 | $66k | $171k |
| 49653 | Lake Leelanau | Leelanau County | 1,766 | 63 | $86k | $670k |
| 49654 | Leland | Leelanau County | 691 | 59 | $137k | $707k |
| 49655 | Leroy | Osceola County | 3,383 | 39 | $66k | $180k |
| 49656 | Luther | Lake County | 1,908 | 16 | $57k | $136k |
| 49657 | McBain | Missaukee County | 3,801 | 41 | $76k | $196k |
| 49659 | Mancelona | Antrim County | 7,140 | 41 | $62k | $169k |
| 49660 | Manistee | Manistee County | 14,578 | 85 | $65k | $193k |
| 49663 | Manton | Wexford County | 6,409 | 39 | $56k | $156k |
| 49664 | Maple City | Leelanau County | 2,332 | 39 | $78k | $476k |
| 49665 | Marion | Osceola County | 3,983 | 25 | $54k | $151k |
| 49666 | Mayfield | Grand Traverse County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49667 | Merritt | Missaukee County | 631 | 10 | $46k | $124k |
| 49668 | Mesick | Wexford County | 3,301 | 31 | $58k | $162k |
| 49670 | Northport | Leelanau County | 1,784 | 48 | $116k | $559k |
| 49673 | Old Mission | Grand Traverse County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49674 | Omena | Leelanau County | 215 | 93 | $125k | $667k |
| 49675 | Onekama | Manistee County | 901 | 88 | $65k | $273k |
| 49676 | Rapid City | Kalkaska County | 3,620 | 88 | $76k | $269k |
| 49677 | Reed City | Osceola County | 7,028 | 55 | $59k | $142k |
| 49679 | Sears | Osceola County | 1,375 | 25 | $62k | $181k |
| 49680 | South Boardman | Kalkaska County | 2,206 | 40 | $77k | $168k |
| 49682 | Suttons Bay | Leelanau County | 4,699 | 114 | $98k | $397k |
| 49683 | Thompsonville | Benzie County | 2,225 | 26 | $61k | $187k |
| 49684 | Traverse City | Leelanau County | 21,585 | 409 | $81k | $420k |
| 49685 | Traverse City | Grand Traverse County | 21,308 | 393 | $85k | $359k |
| 49686 | Traverse City | Grand Traverse County | 25,492 | 539 | $72k | $345k |
| 49688 | Tustin | Osceola County | 2,508 | 27 | $64k | $189k |
| 49689 | Wellston | Manistee County | 1,731 | 21 | $64k | $155k |
| 49690 | Williamsburg | Grand Traverse County | 6,657 | 80 | $109k | $352k |
| 49696 | Traverse City | Grand Traverse County | 10,477 | 152 | $95k | $306k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.