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49753

ZIP 49753 is Lachine, Michigan, in Alpena County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alpena
Metro area
Alpena, MI
Population
1,706
Coordinates
45.0173, -83.7770
☼ Live from 49753 — Lachine, MI

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Where 49753 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49753
  • 🔢 Type 49753 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,753 = 11 × 4523. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49752 (Kinross, MI, 92 mi away) and 49755 (Levering, MI, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49753 becomes 35794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34759, 34957, 35749, 35974, 39457, 39475, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95437 in Fort Bragg, CA, 2,056 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 91% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯834 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49753 and you would come out at 45.02°S, 96.22°E — 1,250 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 157.6 square miles of land, 49753 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 120 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,706This ZIP1,706
Households767This ZIP767
Housing units1,278This ZIP1,278
Median age55.9This ZIP55.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,292This ZIP$57,292Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$152,800This ZIP$152,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$920This ZIP$920Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.0%This ZIP21.0%
Mean commute27.7 minThis ZIP27.7 min
Population density10.8 / sq miThis ZIP10.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments33This ZIP33
Employees124This ZIP124
Annual payroll$5,513,000This ZIP$5,513,000
Tax returns filed950This ZIP950
Total adjusted gross income$52,585,000This ZIP$52,585,000

Land area

Land area157.63 sq miThis ZIP157.63 sq mi
Water area1.83 sq miThis ZIP1.83 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49753

ZIPCityDistance
49744 Herron, MI 6.1 mi
49746 Hillman, MI 9.1 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 14.5 mi
49776 Posen, MI 15.6 mi
49707 Alpena, MI 15.6 mi
48619 Comins, MI 18.1 mi
49743 Hawks, MI 18.2 mi
49766 Ossineke, MI 18.5 mi
48728 Curran, MI 19.0 mi
49709 Atlanta, MI 19.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49753?

49753 is in Lachine, Michigan, in Alpena County, part of the Alpena, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.0173, -83.7770.

What county is 49753 in?

49753 lies in Alpena County.

What area code is 49753?

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

What time zone is 49753 in?

49753 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49753?

About 1,706 people live in ZIP code 49753, in 767 households, at 10.8 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 49753?

$57,292 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49753?

The closest are 49744 (6.1 mi), 49746 (9.1 mi), 49747 (14.5 mi), 49776 (15.6 mi) and 49707 (15.6 mi).

Is 49753 a PO Box ZIP code?

49753 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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