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49744

ZIP 49744 is Herron, Michigan, in Alpena County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alpena
Metro area
Alpena, MI
Population
934
Coordinates
44.9931, -83.6571
☼ Live from 49744 — Herron, MI

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Where 49744 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49744
  • 🔢 Type 49744 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hhLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,744 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3109. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49743 (Hawks, MI, 22 mi away) and 49745 (Hessel, MI, 83 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49744 becomes 44794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47449, 47944, 74944, 97444). The farthest-flung twin is 97444 in Gold Beach, OR, 2,017 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯839 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49744 and you would come out at 44.99°S, 96.34°E — 1,257 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 37m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 46m.
  • 📏 At 37.3 square miles of land, 49744 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population934This ZIP934
Households336This ZIP336
Housing units397This ZIP397
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,500This ZIP$77,500Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$194,400This ZIP$194,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density25.0 / sq miThis ZIP25.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees47This ZIP47
Annual payroll$1,859,000This ZIP$1,859,000
Tax returns filed420This ZIP420
Total adjusted gross income$24,453,000This ZIP$24,453,000

Land area

Land area37.30 sq miThis ZIP37.30 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49744

ZIPCityDistance
49753 Lachine, MI 6.1 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 11.0 mi
49707 Alpena, MI 11.3 mi
49766 Ossineke, MI 12.5 mi
49746 Hillman, MI 15.1 mi
48762 Spruce, MI 15.5 mi
49776 Posen, MI 16.6 mi
48728 Curran, MI 19.0 mi
48705 Barton City, MI 20.6 mi
48721 Black River, MI 21.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49744?

49744 is in Herron, Michigan, in Alpena County, part of the Alpena, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 44.9931, -83.6571.

What county is 49744 in?

49744 lies in Alpena County.

What area code is 49744?

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

What time zone is 49744 in?

49744 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49744?

About 934 people live in ZIP code 49744, in 336 households, at 25.0 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 49744?

$77,500 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49744?

The closest are 49753 (6.1 mi), 49747 (11 mi), 49707 (11.3 mi), 49766 (12.5 mi) and 49746 (15.1 mi).

Is 49744 a PO Box ZIP code?

49744 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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