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49780

ZIP 49780 is Rudyard, Michigan, mostly in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa +1 more
Population
1,692
Coordinates
46.2091, -84.6861
☼ Live from 49780 — Rudyard, MI

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Where 49780 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49780
  • 🔢 Type 49780 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OBLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,780 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 19 × 131. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49779 (Rogers City, MI, 69 mi away) and 49781 (Saint Ignace, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49780 becomes 08794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯827 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49780 and you would come out at 46.21°S, 95.31°E — 1,179 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 269.5 square miles of land, 49780 is bigger than 94% of ZIP codes — room for about 205 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,692This ZIP1,692
Households706This ZIP706
Housing units983This ZIP983
Median age46.9This ZIP46.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,375This ZIP$69,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$155,700This ZIP$155,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$714This ZIP$714Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.6%This ZIP25.6%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density6.3 / sq miThis ZIP6.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments49This ZIP49
Employees305This ZIP305
Annual payroll$12,678,000This ZIP$12,678,000
Tax returns filed890This ZIP890
Total adjusted gross income$51,257,000This ZIP$51,257,000

Land area

Land area269.54 sq miThis ZIP269.54 sq mi
Water area2.95 sq miThis ZIP2.95 sq mi

Counties 49780 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chippewa County 74.9%
Mackinac County 25.1%

ZIP codes near 49780

ZIPCityDistance
49788 Kincheloe, MI 11.0 mi
49784 Kincheloe, MI 11.6 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 13.3 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 13.4 mi
49760 Moran, MI 13.5 mi
49785 Kincheloe, MI 13.6 mi
49745 Hessel, MI 15.0 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 16.3 mi
49793 Trout Lake, MI 17.3 mi
49781 Saint Ignace, MI 18.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49780?

49780 is in Rudyard, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2091, -84.6861.

What county is 49780 in?

49780 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 49780?

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

What time zone is 49780 in?

49780 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49780?

About 1,692 people live in ZIP code 49780, in 706 households, at 6.3 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 49780?

$69,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49780?

The closest are 49788 (11 mi), 49784 (11.6 mi), 49715 (13.3 mi), 49752 (13.4 mi) and 49760 (13.5 mi).

Is 49780 a PO Box ZIP code?

49780 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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