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49726

ZIP 49726 is Drummond Island, Michigan, in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa
Population
1,155
Coordinates
46.0037, -83.6152
☼ Live from 49726 — Drummond Island, MI

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Where 49726 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49726
  • 🔢 Type 49726 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,726 = 2 × 23 × 23 × 47. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001000111110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49725 (De Tour Village, MI, 18 mi away) and 49727 (East Jordan, MI, 94 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49726 becomes 62794 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springfield, IL, 528 miles away.
  • 👥 30 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24976, 27946, 27964, 29476, 29647, 46792, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96742 in Kalaupapa, HI, 4,391 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯867 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49726 and you would come out at 46.00°S, 96.38°E — 1,233 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 128.9 square miles of land, 49726 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 98 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,155This ZIP1,155
Households635This ZIP635
Housing units1,592This ZIP1,592
Median age63.0This ZIP63.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,232This ZIP$67,232Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$273,200This ZIP$273,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$408This ZIP$408Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density9.0 / sq miThis ZIP9.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments41This ZIP41
Employees151This ZIP151
Annual payroll$8,839,000This ZIP$8,839,000
Tax returns filed610This ZIP610
Total adjusted gross income$42,084,000This ZIP$42,084,000

Land area

Land area128.91 sq miThis ZIP128.91 sq mi
Water area120.08 sq miThis ZIP120.08 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49726

ZIPCityDistance
49725 De Tour Village, MI 18.0 mi
49736 Goetzville, MI 25.8 mi
49710 Barbeau, MI 32.8 mi
49719 Cedarville, MI 34.0 mi
49774 Pickford, MI 34.6 mi
49785 Kincheloe, MI 39.8 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 42.4 mi
49783 Sault Sainte Marie, MI 43.0 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 43.3 mi
49779 Rogers City, MI 43.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49726?

49726 is in Drummond Island, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0037, -83.6152.

What county is 49726 in?

49726 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 49726?

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

What time zone is 49726 in?

49726 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49726?

About 1,155 people live in ZIP code 49726, in 635 households, at 9.0 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 49726?

$67,232 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49726?

The closest are 49725 (18 mi), 49736 (25.8 mi), 49710 (32.8 mi), 49719 (34 mi) and 49774 (34.6 mi).

Is 49726 a PO Box ZIP code?

49726 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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