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49783

ZIP 49783 is Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa
Population
18,681
Coordinates
46.4169, -84.2891
☼ Live from 49783 — Sault Sainte Marie, MI

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Where 49783 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49783
  • 🔢 Type 49783 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49783 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001110111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49782 (Beaver Island, MI, 82 mi away) and 49784 (Kincheloe, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49783 becomes 38794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97348 in Halsey, OR, 1,870 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯850 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49783 and you would come out at 46.42°S, 95.71°E — 1,193 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 148.7 square miles of land, 49783 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,681This ZIP18,681
Households7,984This ZIP7,984
Housing units9,360This ZIP9,360
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,658This ZIP$60,658Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$158,800This ZIP$158,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$795This ZIP$795Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.1%This ZIP27.1%
Mean commute14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min
Population density125.6 / sq miThis ZIP125.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments495This ZIP495
Employees6,637This ZIP6,637
Annual payroll$289,234,000This ZIP$289,234,000
Tax returns filed9,070This ZIP9,070
Total adjusted gross income$503,845,000This ZIP$503,845,000

Land area

Land area148.69 sq miThis ZIP148.69 sq mi
Water area44.26 sq miThis ZIP44.26 sq mi

Other place names in 49783

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49783

ZIPCityDistance
49786 Kincheloe, MI 2.3 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 7.8 mi
49710 Barbeau, MI 11.1 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 12.2 mi
49784 Kincheloe, MI 13.5 mi
49788 Kincheloe, MI 13.6 mi
49785 Kincheloe, MI 17.2 mi
49774 Pickford, MI 17.4 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 19.3 mi
49780 Rudyard, MI 23.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49783?

49783 is in Sault Sainte Marie, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4169, -84.2891.

What county is 49783 in?

49783 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 49783?

Sault Sainte Marie uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 49783 in?

49783 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49783?

About 18,681 people live in ZIP code 49783, in 7,984 households, at 125.6 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 49783?

$60,658 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49783?

The closest are 49786 (2.3 mi), 49724 (7.8 mi), 49710 (11.1 mi), 49752 (12.2 mi) and 49784 (13.5 mi).

Is 49783 a PO Box ZIP code?

49783 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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