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West Ishpeming ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for West Ishpeming, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 49849. Its area code is 906.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
2,851
Area code
906

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for West Ishpeming itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Ishpeming (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

West Ishpeming in numbers

About 2,851 people live in West Ishpeming, in 1,107 households. The median household income is $95,129 a year, 31% above the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $193,900 (16% below the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $1,063 a month. The median age is 41.5; 33.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 21 minutes.

Population2,851West Ishpeming2,851
Households1,107West Ishpeming1,107
Median age41.5West Ishpeming41.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$95,129West Ishpeming$95,129Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$193,900West Ishpeming$193,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,063West Ishpeming$1,063Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.6%West Ishpeming33.6%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute20.9 minWest Ishpeming20.9 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density964 / sq miWest Ishpeming964 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place West Ishpeming CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering West Ishpeming

These ZIP codes cover part of West Ishpeming but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping West Ishpeming
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49849 Ishpeming , MI Standard 12,117 $67,518 $152,100

Map of West Ishpeming ZIP codes

49849

The ZIP codes of West Ishpeming, MI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near West Ishpeming

The nearest larger towns are Ishpeming (6,181 people, 2.4 mi), Negaunee (4,656 people, 6.0 mi) and Marquette (21,325 people, 16 mi).

Towns near West Ishpeming
TownPopulationDistance
Ishpeming 6,181 2.4 mi
Negaunee 4,656 6.0 mi
Marquette 21,325 15.9 mi
Harvey 2,880 17.1 mi
K. I. Sawyer 2,817 20.0 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Marquette County · Michigan ZIP codes

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