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49802

ZIP 49802 is Kingsford, Michigan, in Dickinson County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Dickinson
Population
5,975
Coordinates
45.8006, -88.0822
☼ Live from 49802 — Kingsford, MI

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Where 49802 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49802
  • 🔢 Type 49802 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,802 = 2 × 37 × 673. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49801 (Iron Mountain, MI, 9 mi away) and 49805 (Allouez, MI, 109 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49802 becomes 20894 — and that is a real ZIP code: Bethesda, MD, 730 miles away.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,723 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯672 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49802 and you would come out at 45.80°S, 91.92°E — 1,037 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 7.9 square miles of land, 49802 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,975This ZIP5,975
Households2,678This ZIP2,678
Housing units2,801This ZIP2,801
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,209This ZIP$62,209Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$126,500This ZIP$126,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$917This ZIP$917Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.6%This ZIP28.6%
Mean commute12.9 minThis ZIP12.9 min
Population density757.7 / sq miThis ZIP757.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments144This ZIP144
Employees1,855This ZIP1,855
Annual payroll$81,966,000This ZIP$81,966,000
Tax returns filed3,190This ZIP3,190
Total adjusted gross income$178,826,000This ZIP$178,826,000

Land area

Land area7.89 sq miThis ZIP7.89 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 49802

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

ZIP codes near 49802

ZIPCityDistance
49876 Quinnesec, MI 5.1 mi
54151 Niagara, WI 6.9 mi
49801 Iron Mountain, MI 9.3 mi
49870 Norway, MI 10.8 mi
54121 Florence, WI 12.6 mi
49852 Loretto, MI 12.8 mi
49892 Vulcan, MI 14.1 mi
54119 Dunbar, WI 14.1 mi
54156 Pembine, WI 14.7 mi
49881 Sagola, MI 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49802?

49802 is in Kingsford, Michigan, in Dickinson County, part of the Iron Mountain, MI-WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8006, -88.0822.

What county is 49802 in?

49802 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 49802?

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

What time zone is 49802 in?

49802 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49802?

About 5,975 people live in ZIP code 49802, in 2,678 households, at 757.7 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 49802?

$62,209 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49802?

The closest are 49876 (5.1 mi), 54151 (6.9 mi), 49801 (9.3 mi), 49870 (10.8 mi) and 54121 (12.6 mi).

Is 49802 a PO Box ZIP code?

49802 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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