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49743

ZIP 49743 is Hawks, Michigan, in Presque Isle County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Presque Isle
Metro area
none
Population
896
Coordinates
45.2670, -83.8934
☼ Live from 49743 — Hawks, MI

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Where 49743 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49743
  • 🔢 Type 49743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,743 = 3 × 3 × 5527. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49740 (Harbor Springs, MI, 56 mi away) and 49744 (Herron, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49743 becomes 34794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34479, 34749, 34947, 34974, 39474, 39744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93447 in Paso Robles, CA, 2,021 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯835 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49743 and you would come out at 45.27°S, 96.11°E — 1,239 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 39m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 44m.
  • 📏 At 87.5 square miles of land, 49743 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 66 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population896This ZIP896
Households423This ZIP423
Housing units757This ZIP757
Median age51.9This ZIP51.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,969This ZIP$52,969Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$126,400This ZIP$126,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.1%This ZIP10.1%
Mean commute27.6 minThis ZIP27.6 min
Population density10.2 / sq miThis ZIP10.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees49This ZIP49
Annual payroll$820,000This ZIP$820,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$17,814,000This ZIP$17,814,000

Land area

Land area87.45 sq miThis ZIP87.45 sq mi
Water area2.21 sq miThis ZIP2.21 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49743

ZIPCityDistance
49779 Rogers City, MI 9.1 mi
49776 Posen, MI 10.6 mi
49759 Millersburg, MI 14.3 mi
49746 Hillman, MI 14.4 mi
49753 Lachine, MI 18.2 mi
49765 Onaway, MI 18.4 mi
49777 Presque Isle, MI 20.2 mi
49709 Atlanta, MI 20.5 mi
49792 Tower, MI 20.5 mi
49744 Herron, MI 22.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49743?

49743 is in Hawks, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. Its published point location is 45.2670, -83.8934.

What county is 49743 in?

49743 lies in Presque Isle County.

What area code is 49743?

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

What time zone is 49743 in?

49743 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49743?

About 896 people live in ZIP code 49743, in 423 households, at 10.2 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 49743?

$52,969 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49743?

The closest are 49779 (9.1 mi), 49776 (10.6 mi), 49759 (14.3 mi), 49746 (14.4 mi) and 49753 (18.2 mi).

Is 49743 a PO Box ZIP code?

49743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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