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49707

ZIP 49707 is Alpena, Michigan, mostly in Alpena County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alpena +1 more
Metro area
Alpena, MI
Population
21,881
Coordinates
45.0943, -83.4762
☼ Live from 49707 — Alpena, MI

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Where 49707 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49707
  • 🔢 Type 49707 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,707 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 263. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49706 (Alanson, MI, 68 mi away) and 49709 (Atlanta, MI, 34 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49707 becomes 70794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04779, 07974, 09747, 09774, 40977, 47907, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09747 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,705 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯850 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49707 and you would come out at 45.09°S, 96.52°E — 1,262 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 38m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 45m.
  • 📏 At 215.5 square miles of land, 49707 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 164 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,881This ZIP21,881
Households10,231This ZIP10,231
Housing units11,977This ZIP11,977
Median age48.5This ZIP48.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,396This ZIP$51,396Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$153,700This ZIP$153,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$662This ZIP$662Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute14.4 minThis ZIP14.4 min
Population density101.6 / sq miThis ZIP101.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments707This ZIP707
Employees9,642This ZIP9,642
Annual payroll$456,329,000This ZIP$456,329,000
Tax returns filed10,910This ZIP10,910
Total adjusted gross income$671,191,000This ZIP$671,191,000

Land area

Land area215.45 sq miThis ZIP215.45 sq mi
Water area41.75 sq miThis ZIP41.75 sq mi

Counties 49707 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alpena County 97.8%
Presque Isle County 2.3%

Other place names in 49707

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49707

ZIPCityDistance
49744 Herron, MI 11.3 mi
49766 Ossineke, MI 13.0 mi
49777 Presque Isle, MI 13.2 mi
49776 Posen, MI 13.8 mi
49753 Lachine, MI 15.6 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 19.4 mi
48762 Spruce, MI 20.4 mi
48721 Black River, MI 21.8 mi
49746 Hillman, MI 23.3 mi
49743 Hawks, MI 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49707?

49707 is in Alpena, Michigan, in Alpena County, part of the Alpena, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0943, -83.4762.

What county is 49707 in?

49707 spans 2 counties: Alpena County and Presque Isle County. Most of it falls in Alpena County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49707?

Alpena uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49707 in?

49707 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49707?

About 21,881 people live in ZIP code 49707, in 10,231 households, at 101.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 49707?

$51,396 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49707?

The closest are 49744 (11.3 mi), 49766 (13 mi), 49777 (13.2 mi), 49776 (13.8 mi) and 49753 (15.6 mi).

Is 49707 a PO Box ZIP code?

49707 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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