| City: | Grand Rapids, Michigan |
| Names to Avoid: | Gr |
| County: | Kent County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:21:37 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 616 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.9634, -85.6681 |
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ZIP code 49510 serves a specialized postal service area within Grand Rapids, Michigan. Located in the Alger Heights neighborhood, this ZIP code operates as a point location rather than a geographic territory. The facility is physically contained within the larger 49507 ZIP code area.
This isn't a traditional residential ZIP. The Census Bureau reports zero population for this area, and there are no housing units in the ZIP Code Tabulation Area. Instead, 49510 functions as a focused service point for PO Box customers and a single multi-unit property. The post office maintains 128 PO Boxes serving both residential customers from surrounding neighborhoods and local businesses.
Mail delivery here follows an urban pattern. The facility serves one street address, Eastern Ave SE, which contains 34 delivery points with unit designators. This suggests an apartment building or multi-tenant commercial property. Alongside this limited street delivery, the location serves 88 business delivery points, indicating it may function as a mail hub for small businesses and commercial tenants.
The ZIP code was established before October 2004 (the date when USPS began tracking introduction dates). An informal alias "GR" was added to the postal database in June 2006, though it isn't valid for mailing addresses. Despite being classified as a PO Box ZIP, this location isn't a PO Box Only Zone. Residents and businesses in Grand Rapids have access to standard street delivery through other ZIP codes in the city.
Mail should be addressed to:
[Name/Business]
PO Box [Number]
Grand Rapids, MI 49510For the street delivery address:
[Number] Eastern Ave SE, Unit [#]
Grand Rapids, MI 49510Only one street served: Eastern Ave SE with multi-unit delivery points, suggesting an apartment building or commercial complex.
ZIP Code 49510 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 3 business establishments, employing about 167 people with an annual payroll of $3,370,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,311Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 3Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $808,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $3,370,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 167Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 49510 is located in Kent County, Michigan, within the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 24340) and Michigan's 3rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 1,154,320 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 49510. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 24340Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 1,154,320Source: Census |
| MSA: | Grand Rapids-Muskegon-Holland, MI MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 03Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 2628.74 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2634000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Grand Rapids city; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 49510 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on January 1, 2026.