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49774

ZIP 49774 is Pickford, Michigan, mostly in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa +1 more
Population
1,999
Coordinates
46.1658, -84.2987
☼ Live from 49774 — Pickford, MI

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Where 49774 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49774
  • 🔢 Type 49774 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,774 = 2 × 41 × 607. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49770 (Petoskey, MI, 64 mi away) and 49775 (Pointe Aux Pins, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49774 becomes 47794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47974, 49747, 74947, 77449, 77494, 79744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97447 in Idleyld Park, OR, 1,868 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯842 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49774 and you would come out at 46.17°S, 95.70°E — 1,198 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 152.6 square miles of land, 49774 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 116 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,999This ZIP1,999
Households792This ZIP792
Housing units1,170This ZIP1,170
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,900This ZIP$84,900Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$167,000This ZIP$167,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$800This ZIP$800Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density13.1 / sq miThis ZIP13.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments45This ZIP45
Employees227This ZIP227
Annual payroll$9,670,000This ZIP$9,670,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$53,247,000This ZIP$53,247,000

Land area

Land area152.59 sq miThis ZIP152.59 sq mi
Water area32.02 sq miThis ZIP32.02 sq mi

Counties 49774 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chippewa County 78.3%
Mackinac County 21.7%

ZIP codes near 49774

ZIPCityDistance
49785 Kincheloe, MI 5.2 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 8.8 mi
49736 Goetzville, MI 9.4 mi
49710 Barbeau, MI 9.6 mi
49784 Kincheloe, MI 9.8 mi
49788 Kincheloe, MI 10.6 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 12.0 mi
49719 Cedarville, MI 12.2 mi
49745 Hessel, MI 14.9 mi
49786 Kincheloe, MI 17.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49774?

49774 is in Pickford, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1658, -84.2987.

What county is 49774 in?

49774 spans 2 counties: Chippewa County and Mackinac 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 49774?

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

What time zone is 49774 in?

49774 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49774?

About 1,999 people live in ZIP code 49774, in 792 households, at 13.1 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 49774?

$84,900 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49774?

The closest are 49785 (5.2 mi), 49752 (8.8 mi), 49736 (9.4 mi), 49710 (9.6 mi) and 49784 (9.8 mi).

Is 49774 a PO Box ZIP code?

49774 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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