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ZIP Code 49648: Kewadin, MI

ZIP code 49648 uses the postal name Kewadin, Michigan and lies entirely in Antrim County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $93,272 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2024
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
496sectional center: Traverse City, MI (SCF 496)
48delivery area within it
Town
Kewadin · its only residential ZIP
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
27.3 sq mi · 95 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49648?

49648 centers on 44.998°, -85.339° and covers 27.3 square miles of land plus 22.6 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 49629, 49622, 49615, 49627, 49676.

49615 · Bellaire49622 · Central Lake49627 · Eastport49629 · Elk Rapids49676 · Rapid City49648 · Kewadin (this ZIP)49648496764961549622496294962749615 · Bellaire49622 · Central Lake49627 · Eastport49629 · Elk Rapids49676 · Rapid City49648 · Kewadin (this ZIP)496484967649615496224962949615 · Bellaire49622 · Central Lake49627 · Eastport49629 · Elk Rapids49676 · Rapid City49648 · Kewadin (this ZIP)49648496764961549622
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49648 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49648, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 49648 compare with the rest of Antrim County?

Rank of 49648 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure49648In Antrim CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)2,5779th of 16626th of 992
Median household income$93k2nd of 14138th of 774
Median home value$634k1st of 144th of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 76% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 53% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 49648?

The 2020 Census counted 2,362 people in 49648; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,577. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 12.6% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
2,577±346 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
2,362+12.6% since 2010 (2,098)
Households
1,198
Median age
57.8

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 49648?

Of the 2,577 people the ACS estimates in 49648, 14.4% are under 18 and 37.4% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (96.7%).

  • Under 1814.4%
  • 18 to 6448.2%
  • 65 and older37.4%
Age of the people of 49648 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic96.7%
  • Other or two or more2.6%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49648 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 49648 earn?

Median household income is $93,272 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 14 ranked ZIP codes in Antrim County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($87,252 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$93,272
Income per person
$55,609
Below the poverty line
9.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
1.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
51.0%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$146,3721,300 returns; wages 39% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 49648?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$633,500
Median gross rent
$1,300
Homes owned by their occupants
85.6%
Housing units
2,090
0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202024 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202024 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202024
Index = 100 in 1993, the first year FHFA reports for 49648; 2024: 448.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49648 stops in 2024: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 49648?

44 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction12
  • Professional, scientific, and technical services7
  • Retail trade5
  • Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services3
  • Accommodation and food services3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 49648?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49648, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
49629Elk Rapids2,038$65k6.0 mi
49622Central Lake2,634$70k6.4 mi
49615Bellaire4,120$80k6.9 mi
49627Eastport229$56k8.0 mi
49676Rapid City3,620$76k10.9 mi
49612Alden1,220$85k10.8 mi (near)
49729Ellsworth1,470$78k11.7 mi (near)
49674Omena215$125k12.8 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.