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49793

ZIP 49793 is Trout Lake, Michigan, mostly in Chippewa County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Chippewa +1 more
Population
153
Coordinates
46.2146, -85.0474
☼ Live from 49793 — Trout Lake, MI

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Where 49793 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49793
  • 🔢 Type 49793 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EGLGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,793 = 17 × 29 × 101. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49792 (Tower, MI, 69 mi away) and 49795 (Vanderbilt, MI, 76 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49793 becomes 39794, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34979, 34997, 39479, 47993, 49739, 73949, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99743 in Healy, AK, 2,694 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯812 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49793 and you would come out at 46.21°S, 94.95°E — 1,163 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 84.4 square miles of land, 49793 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 64 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population153This ZIP153
Households96This ZIP96
Housing units385This ZIP385
Median age64.1This ZIP64.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$39,167This ZIP$39,167Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$123,500This ZIP$123,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher18.3%This ZIP18.3%
Population density1.8 / sq miThis ZIP1.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments7This ZIP7
Employees28This ZIP28
Annual payroll$622,000This ZIP$622,000

Land area

Land area84.38 sq miThis ZIP84.38 sq mi
Water area1.87 sq miThis ZIP1.87 sq mi

Counties 49793 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Chippewa County 79.0%
Mackinac County 21.0%

ZIP codes near 49793

ZIPCityDistance
49728 Eckerman, MI 11.9 mi
49748 Hulbert, MI 12.3 mi
49762 Naubinway, MI 13.2 mi
49760 Moran, MI 15.0 mi
49780 Rudyard, MI 17.3 mi
49715 Brimley, MI 21.3 mi
49781 Saint Ignace, MI 22.8 mi
49827 Engadine, MI 23.2 mi
49788 Kincheloe, MI 27.8 mi
49745 Hessel, MI 28.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49793?

49793 is in Trout Lake, Michigan, in Chippewa County, part of the Sault Ste. Marie, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2146, -85.0474.

What county is 49793 in?

49793 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 49793?

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

What time zone is 49793 in?

49793 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49793?

About 153 people live in ZIP code 49793, in 96 households, at 1.8 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 49793?

$39,167 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49793?

The closest are 49728 (11.9 mi), 49748 (12.3 mi), 49762 (13.2 mi), 49760 (15 mi) and 49780 (17.3 mi).

Is 49793 a PO Box ZIP code?

49793 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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