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49788

ZIP 49788 is in Kincheloe, Michigan, in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time. Kincheloe has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 49784, 49785 and 49786.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa
Population
2,841
Coordinates
46.2643, -84.4699
☼ Live from 49788 — Kincheloe, MI

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Where 49788 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49788
  • 🔢 Type 49788 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,788 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 461. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001001111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49786 (Kincheloe, MI, 12 mi away) and 49791 (Topinabee, MI, 54 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49788 becomes 88794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47988, 48879, 48897, 49878, 49887, 78948, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97488 in Vida, OR, 1,836 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯838 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49788 and you would come out at 46.26°S, 95.53°E — 1,188 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 36m.
  • 📏 At 7.6 square miles of land, 49788 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,841This ZIP2,841
Households793This ZIP793
Housing units852This ZIP852
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,524This ZIP$57,524Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$112,200This ZIP$112,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$854This ZIP$854Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute18.4 minThis ZIP18.4 min
Population density374.9 / sq miThis ZIP374.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments29This ZIP29
Employees309This ZIP309
Annual payroll$13,183,000This ZIP$13,183,000
Tax returns filed1,070This ZIP1,070
Total adjusted gross income$40,798,000This ZIP$40,798,000

Land area

Land area7.58 sq miThis ZIP7.58 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 49788

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

ZIP codes near 49788

ZIPCityDistance
49784 Kincheloe, MI 0.9 mi
49752 Kinross, MI 2.5 mi
49724 Dafter, MI 5.8 mi
49785 Kincheloe, MI 6.5 mi
49774 Pickford, MI 10.6 mi
49780 Rudyard, MI 11.0 mi
49786 Kincheloe, MI 12.0 mi
49783 Sault Sainte Marie, MI 13.6 mi
49710 Barbeau, MI 14.0 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 14.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49788?

49788 is in Kincheloe, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2643, -84.4699.

What county is 49788 in?

49788 lies in Chippewa County.

What area code is 49788?

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

What time zone is 49788 in?

49788 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49788?

About 2,841 people live in ZIP code 49788, in 793 households, at 374.9 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 49788?

$57,524 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49788?

The closest are 49784 (0.9 mi), 49752 (2.5 mi), 49724 (5.8 mi), 49785 (6.5 mi) and 49774 (10.6 mi).

Is 49788 a PO Box ZIP code?

49788 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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