ZIP Code 49642

49642 is one of Michigan's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Idlewild, Lake County.

City: Idlewild
County: Lake County
State: Michigan
Prefix: 496xx

Where this code sits

49642 is part of the 496xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Idlewild.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 49642 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

231 Area code 231

ZIP codes nearest 49642

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 49642.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 49304	5.3 mi	Baldwin, MI
ZIP code 49623	7.0 mi	Chase, MI
ZIP code 49309	12 mi	Bitely, MI
ZIP code 49656	13 mi	Luther, MI
ZIP code 49677	13 mi	Reed City, MI
ZIP code 49402	13 mi	Branch, MI
ZIP code 49312	14 mi	Brohman, MI
ZIP code 49338	15 mi	Paris, MI

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 49642, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 49642. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.