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49728

ZIP 49728 is Eckerman, Michigan, in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa
Population
477
Coordinates
46.3867, -85.0248
☼ Live from 49728 — Eckerman, MI

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Where 49728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49728
  • 🔢 Type 49728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 7 × 37. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001000000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49727 (East Jordan, MI, 86 mi away) and 49729 (Ellsworth, MI, 85 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49728 becomes 82794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94278 in Sacramento, CA, 1,916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯819 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49728 and you would come out at 46.39°S, 94.98°E — 1,160 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 48m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 173.8 square miles of land, 49728 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population477This ZIP477
Households202This ZIP202
Housing units633This ZIP633
Median age58.3This ZIP58.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,909This ZIP$60,909Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$122,100This ZIP$122,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher25.2%This ZIP25.2%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density2.7 / sq miThis ZIP2.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees16This ZIP16
Annual payroll$809,000This ZIP$809,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$6,818,000This ZIP$6,818,000

Land area

Land area173.79 sq miThis ZIP173.79 sq mi
Water area26.77 sq miThis ZIP26.77 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49728

ZIPCityDistance
49748 Hulbert, MI 6.8 mi
49793 Trout Lake, MI 11.9 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 15.9 mi
49768 Paradise, MI 18.0 mi
49780 Rudyard, MI 20.3 mi
49762 Naubinway, MI 22.4 mi
49760 Moran, MI 24.9 mi
49868 Newberry, MI 25.0 mi
49788 Kincheloe, MI 27.8 mi
49827 Engadine, MI 28.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49728?

49728 is in Eckerman, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3867, -85.0248.

What county is 49728 in?

49728 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 49728?

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

What time zone is 49728 in?

49728 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49728?

About 477 people live in ZIP code 49728, in 202 households, at 2.7 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 49728?

$60,909 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49728?

The closest are 49748 (6.8 mi), 49793 (11.9 mi), 49715 (15.9 mi), 49768 (18 mi) and 49780 (20.3 mi).

Is 49728 a PO Box ZIP code?

49728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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