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49748

ZIP 49748 is Hulbert, Michigan, mostly in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa +1 more
Population
222
Coordinates
46.3723, -85.1657
☼ Live from 49748 — Hulbert, MI

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Where 49748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49748
  • 🔢 Type 49748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,748 = 2 × 2 × 12437. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49747 (Hubbard Lake, MI, 130 mi away) and 49749 (Indian River, MI, 71 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49748 becomes 84794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47948, 47984, 48749, 49784, 49847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97484 in Tiller, OR, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯812 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49748 and you would come out at 46.37°S, 94.83°E — 1,154 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 108.7 square miles of land, 49748 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 83 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population222This ZIP222
Households90This ZIP90
Housing units331This ZIP331
Median age56.7This ZIP56.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,250This ZIP$56,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$113,400This ZIP$113,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher6.8%This ZIP6.8%
Mean commute23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min
Population density2.0 / sq miThis ZIP2.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$104,000This ZIP$104,000

Land area

Land area108.71 sq miThis ZIP108.71 sq mi
Water area1.04 sq miThis ZIP1.04 sq mi

Counties 49748 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chippewa County 91.7%
Luce County 8.3%

ZIP codes near 49748

ZIPCityDistance
49728 Eckerman, MI 6.8 mi
49793 Trout Lake, MI 12.3 mi
49762 Naubinway, MI 18.6 mi
49768 Paradise, MI 18.6 mi
49868 Newberry, MI 19.3 mi
49827 Engadine, MI 21.9 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 22.6 mi
49780 Rudyard, MI 25.5 mi
49820 Curtis, MI 26.5 mi
49760 Moran, MI 27.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49748?

49748 is in Hulbert, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.3723, -85.1657.

What county is 49748 in?

49748 spans 2 counties: Chippewa County and Luce County. Most of it falls in Chippewa 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 49748?

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

What time zone is 49748 in?

49748 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49748?

About 222 people live in ZIP code 49748, in 90 households, at 2.0 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 49748?

$56,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49748?

The closest are 49728 (6.8 mi), 49793 (12.3 mi), 49762 (18.6 mi), 49768 (18.6 mi) and 49868 (19.3 mi).

Is 49748 a PO Box ZIP code?

49748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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