ZIP code
49685
Traverse City, MI
49685 covers Traverse City in Grand Traverse County, with 21,297 people in the ACS 2023 estimate.
Figures are for the Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA), which is not the same as a USPS ZIP code. A PO Box or unique ZIP may have no ZCTA and no demographics. Methodology
U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2019–2023 5-year (vintage 2023). Geography: ZCTA 49685. Methodology
ZIP code map of 49685

About ZIP code 49685
More enterprise fields
Commercial ZIP directory · not ACS
Commercial ZIP directory population_count for ZCTA 49685. Not ACS. Methodology
People in 49685
Race
- White18,882
- Black or African American117
- American Indian or Alaska Native225
- Asian221
- Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islander16
- Other race201
- Two or more races1,194
Hispanic or Latino (any race): 695
Age
- Under 102,526
- 10 to 192,623
- 20 to 292,396
- 30 to 392,828
- 40 to 492,439
- 50 to 592,733
- 60 to 692,875
- 70 to 791,675
- 80 and older761
Income and housing in 49685
Education
- High school graduate95.3%
- Bachelor's degree37.7%
- Graduate degree14.4%
Places covering 49685
Cities and places — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each place, based on ZIP Code Database place-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census-place population.
- Chums Corner5.1%
- Grawn0.2%
ZIP Code Database place-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_place, keyed by place_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
Counties — Population overlap
Share of this ZIP/ZCTA’s population located within each county, based on ZIP Code Database county-overlap data. This is a population measure, not land-area overlap or the Census county population.
- Grand Traverse County100.0%
ZIP Code Database county-overlap table, field percent_of_zip_population_in_county, keyed by county_geoid. Not ACS 2019–2023. Overlap vintage is the shipped overlap table and is separate from ACS. Methodology
94.6% of this ZIP is outside city limits (a real overlap row, not missing data).
Population history for 49685
Hover the chart or read the table below (Year | ACS | IRS).
| Year | ACS population | IRS population |
|---|---|---|
| 2005 | 875 | |
| 2006 | 854 | |
| 2007 | 976 | |
| 2008 | 895 | |
| 2021 | 20,665 | |
| 2022 | 21,120 | |
| 2023 | 21,297 |
ACS: U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey 5-year estimates. IRS: Statistics of Income ZIP Code data.
ZIP codes near 49685
12 nearest ZIP centroids (any distance)
- 49684Traverse City4.4 miPop 21,328 · Income $75,678
- 49637Grawn4.4 miPop 3,535 · Income $74,871
- 49643Interlochen7.5 miPop 7,486 · Income $81,061
- 49650Lake Ann9.6 miPop 3,448 · Income $91,108
- 49696Traverse City10.6 miPop 10,570 · Income $96,138
- 49621Cedar11.4 miPop 3,701 · Income $92,794
- 49620Buckley12.7 miPop 2,859 · Income $74,313
- 49649Kingsley12.8 miPop 7,293 · Income $73,021
- 49686Traverse City12.9 miPop 25,181 · Income $71,198
- 49683Thompsonville15.6 miPop 2,070 · Income $57,875
- 49690Williamsburg16.1 miPop 6,682 · Income $105,701
- 49664Maple City16.2 miPop 2,252 · Income $81,667
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ZIP code 49685 FAQ
- What city is ZIP code 49685 in?
- 49685 is in Traverse City, MI.
- What county is 49685 in?
- 49685 is in Grand Traverse County.
- What is the median household income in 49685?
- The median household income in 49685 is $82,639.
- Which ZIP codes are near 49685?
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