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49715

ZIP 49715 is Brimley, Michigan, in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa
Population
3,116
Coordinates
46.4011, -84.6925
☼ Live from 49715 — Brimley, MI

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Where 49715 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49715
  • 🔢 Type 49715 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SILGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,715 = 5 × 61 × 163. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49713 (Boyne Falls, MI, 82 mi away) and 49716 (Brutus, MI, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49715 becomes 51794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 39 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (15479, 17549, 17945, 17954, 19457, 19475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95471 in Rio Nido, CA, 2,004 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯833 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49715 and you would come out at 46.40°S, 95.31°E — 1,175 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 175.2 square miles of land, 49715 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 133 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,116This ZIP3,116
Households1,355This ZIP1,355
Housing units1,969This ZIP1,969
Median age43.2This ZIP43.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,494This ZIP$63,494Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$163,200This ZIP$163,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$609This ZIP$609Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.0%This ZIP27.0%
Mean commute18.6 minThis ZIP18.6 min
Population density17.8 / sq miThis ZIP17.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees663This ZIP663
Annual payroll$25,730,000This ZIP$25,730,000
Tax returns filed1,550This ZIP1,550
Total adjusted gross income$89,676,000This ZIP$89,676,000

Land area

Land area175.17 sq miThis ZIP175.17 sq mi
Water area30.01 sq miThis ZIP30.01 sq mi

Other place names in 49715

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

ZIP codes near 49715

ZIPCityDistance
49780 Rudyard, MI 13.3 mi
49788 Kincheloe, MI 14.2 mi
49784 Kincheloe, MI 15.1 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 15.3 mi
49728 Eckerman, MI 15.9 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 16.2 mi
49786 Kincheloe, MI 17.0 mi
49783 Sault Sainte Marie, MI 19.3 mi
49785 Kincheloe, MI 20.4 mi
49793 Trout Lake, MI 21.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49715?

49715 is in Brimley, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4011, -84.6925.

What county is 49715 in?

49715 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 49715?

Brimley uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49715 in?

49715 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49715?

About 3,116 people live in ZIP code 49715, in 1,355 households, at 17.8 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 49715?

$63,494 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49715?

The closest are 49780 (13.3 mi), 49788 (14.2 mi), 49784 (15.1 mi), 49724 (15.3 mi) and 49728 (15.9 mi).

Is 49715 a PO Box ZIP code?

49715 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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