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49747

ZIP 49747 is Hubbard Lake, Michigan, mostly in Alcona County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alcona +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
2,177
Coordinates
44.8356, -83.6297
☼ Live from 49747 — Hubbard Lake, MI

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Where 49747 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49747
  • 🔢 Type 49747 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LhLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49747 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49746 (Hillman, MI, 22 mi away) and 49748 (Hulbert, MI, 130 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49747 becomes 74794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47974, 49774, 74947, 77449, 77494, 79744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97447 in Idleyld Park, OR, 1,915 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯837 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49747 and you would come out at 44.84°S, 96.37°E — 1,262 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 36m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 47m.
  • 📏 At 102.6 square miles of land, 49747 is bigger than 78% of ZIP codes — room for about 78 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,177This ZIP2,177
Households915This ZIP915
Housing units1,662This ZIP1,662
Median age49.2This ZIP49.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,233This ZIP$73,233Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$179,500This ZIP$179,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,279This ZIP$1,279Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute35.8 minThis ZIP35.8 min
Population density21.2 / sq miThis ZIP21.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees84This ZIP84
Annual payroll$2,888,000This ZIP$2,888,000
Tax returns filed840This ZIP840
Total adjusted gross income$57,701,000This ZIP$57,701,000

Land area

Land area102.60 sq miThis ZIP102.60 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

Counties 49747 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alcona County 55.0%
Alpena County 45.0%

Other place names in 49747

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ZIP codes near 49747

ZIPCityDistance
48762 Spruce, MI 7.0 mi
48705 Barton City, MI 9.8 mi
49766 Ossineke, MI 10.9 mi
49744 Herron, MI 11.0 mi
48728 Curran, MI 11.4 mi
48742 Lincoln, MI 12.0 mi
49753 Lachine, MI 14.5 mi
48721 Black River, MI 15.0 mi
48740 Harrisville, MI 17.3 mi
48619 Comins, MI 19.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49747?

49747 is in Hubbard Lake, Michigan, in Alcona County. Its published point location is 44.8356, -83.6297.

What county is 49747 in?

49747 spans 2 counties: Alcona County and Alpena County. Most of it falls in Alcona County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49747?

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

What time zone is 49747 in?

49747 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49747?

About 2,177 people live in ZIP code 49747, in 915 households, at 21.2 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 49747?

$73,233 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49747?

The closest are 48762 (7 mi), 48705 (9.8 mi), 49766 (10.9 mi), 49744 (11 mi) and 48728 (11.4 mi).

Is 49747 a PO Box ZIP code?

49747 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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