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ZIP Code 49679: Sears, MI

ZIP code 49679 uses the postal name Sears, Michigan and lies mostly in Osceola County (87% of its land) with the rest in Mecosta County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,400 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $62,120 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

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4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio

496sectional center: Traverse City, MI (SCF 496)

79delivery area within it

Town: Sears · its only residential ZIP
County: Osceola County (87%); Mecosta County (13%)
House district: MI-2 119th Congress
State: Michigan
Time zone: Eastern
Land area: 55.7 sq mi · 25 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49679?

49679 centers on 43.878°, -85.159° and covers 55.7 square miles of land plus 1.1 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 49631, 48632, 49305, 49665.

Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49679 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49679, 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 49679 compare with the rest of Osceola County?

Rank of 49679 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)
Measure	49679	In Osceola County	In MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)	1,375	8th of 8	763rd of 992
Median household income	$62k	not ranked	not ranked
Median home value	$181k	2nd of 8	463rd of 779

49679's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$16,836) is more than a quarter of the figure ($62,120). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 29% of 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 49679?

The 2020 Census counted 1,458 people in 49679; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,375. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 2.1% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024: 1,375±185 (90% margin)
2020 Census count: 1,458+2.1% since 2010 (1,428)
Households: 573
Median age: 46.1

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 49679?

Of the 1,375 people the ACS estimates in 49679, 22.1% are under 18 and 24.0% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (92.1%).

Under 1822.1%
18 to 6453.9%
65 and older24.0%

Age of the people of 49679 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)

White, not Hispanic92.1%
Other or two or more3.9%
Black, not Hispanic2.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.5%
Asian, not Hispanic0.0%

Race and Hispanic origin in 49679 (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 49679 earn?

Median household income is $62,120 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($56,639 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income: $62,120±$16,836
Income per person: $34,846
Below the poverty line: 13.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force): 2.3%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree: 15.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022: $47,931580 returns; wages 68% 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 49679?

Median home value (owners' estimate): $180,600
Median gross rent: $1,038
Homes owned by their occupants: 91.4%
Housing units: 1,024

Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 49679; 2021: 125.4. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49679 stops in 2021: 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 49679?

9 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 3 fewer than in 2018 (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

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 49679?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49679, then the nearest by center
ZIP	Town	People	Household income	Distance
49631	Evart	5,765	$47k	5.7 mi
48632	Lake	5,268	$57k	7.0 mi
49305	Barryton	2,378	$52k	8.7 mi
49665	Marion	3,983	$54k	15.4 mi
49320	Chippewa Lake	157	$64k	10.7 mi (near)
48633	Lake George	95	$48k	12.2 mi (near)
49639	Hersey	2,634	$64k	12.6 mi (near)
48622	Farwell	6,345	$57k	13.7 mi (near)
49342	Rodney	1,527	$54k	15.2 mi (near)

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