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49779

ZIP 49779 is Rogers City, Michigan, in Presque Isle County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Presque Isle
Metro area
none
Population
4,593
Coordinates
45.3944, -83.8444
☼ Live from 49779 — Rogers City, MI

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Where 49779 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49779
  • 🔢 Type 49779 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,779 = 3 × 3 × 5531. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49777 (Presque Isle, MI, 19 mi away) and 49780 (Rudyard, MI, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49779 becomes 97794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47997, 49797, 77994, 79749, 79947, 94977, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99774 in Stevens Village, AK, 2,739 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯840 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49779 and you would come out at 45.39°S, 96.16°E — 1,237 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 132.8 square miles of land, 49779 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 101 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,593This ZIP4,593
Households2,436This ZIP2,436
Housing units2,811This ZIP2,811
Median age53.4This ZIP53.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,465This ZIP$53,465Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$124,000This ZIP$124,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$698This ZIP$698Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density34.6 / sq miThis ZIP34.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments148This ZIP148
Employees941This ZIP941
Annual payroll$37,281,000This ZIP$37,281,000
Tax returns filed2,320This ZIP2,320
Total adjusted gross income$120,416,000This ZIP$120,416,000

Land area

Land area132.84 sq miThis ZIP132.84 sq mi
Water area23.30 sq miThis ZIP23.30 sq mi

Other place names in 49779

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ZIP codes near 49779

ZIPCityDistance
49743 Hawks, MI 9.1 mi
49759 Millersburg, MI 12.3 mi
49776 Posen, MI 13.8 mi
49777 Presque Isle, MI 19.2 mi
49765 Onaway, MI 20.5 mi
49792 Tower, MI 22.0 mi
49746 Hillman, MI 23.5 mi
49753 Lachine, MI 26.3 mi
49707 Alpena, MI 27.4 mi
49709 Atlanta, MI 29.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49779?

49779 is in Rogers City, Michigan, in Presque Isle County. Its published point location is 45.3944, -83.8444.

What county is 49779 in?

49779 lies in Presque Isle County.

What area code is 49779?

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

What time zone is 49779 in?

49779 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49779?

About 4,593 people live in ZIP code 49779, in 2,436 households, at 34.6 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 49779?

$53,465 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49779?

The closest are 49743 (9.1 mi), 49759 (12.3 mi), 49776 (13.8 mi), 49777 (19.2 mi) and 49765 (20.5 mi).

Is 49779 a PO Box ZIP code?

49779 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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