ZIP code · Idlewild · Michigan · United States
ZIP code 49642 — Idlewild
ZIP code 49642 serves Idlewild, Michigan.
- Postal code
- 49642Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Idlewild
- County
- Lake FIPS 26085
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 43.8872, -85.7759 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 1,062 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 70 / sq mi
- Land area
- 15.2 sq mi (39.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $26,471
- Per-capita income
- $19,744
- Median age
- 45.6
- Households
- 424
- Housing units
- 1,155
- Median home value
- $109,500
- Median gross rent
- $703 / month
- Congressional district
- MI-2 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 5b (-15 to -10 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Detroit (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
- Area code
- 231 (from the nearest rate centre)Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.
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Map of ZIP code 49642
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 81°F), coldest Feb (avg low 12°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 28 | 31 | 42 | 55 | 68 | 77 | 81 | 79 | 72 | 58 | 44 | 33 |
| Avg low °F | 13 | 12 | 20 | 31 | 43 | 53 | 57 | 55 | 47 | 36 | 28 | 19 |
| Precip in | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.6 | 4.0 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 4.2 | 3.0 | 3.8 | 3.0 | 2.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: BIG RAPIDS WTP (19.2 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 49642
- 2 parks
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 3 places of worship
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page