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49808

ZIP 49808 is Big Bay, Michigan, in Marquette County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Marquette
Metro area
Marquette, MI
Population
295
Coordinates
46.8231, -87.8527
☼ Live from 49808 — Big Bay, MI

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Where 49808 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49808
  • 🔢 Type 49808 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BOBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,808 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 283. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49807 (Bark River, MI, 82 mi away) and 49812 (Carney, MI, 87 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49808 becomes 80894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,742 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯723 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49808 and you would come out at 46.82°S, 92.15°E — 1,023 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 52m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 32m.
  • 📏 At 173.8 square miles of land, 49808 is bigger than 89% of ZIP codes — room for about 132 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population295This ZIP295
Households121This ZIP121
Housing units421This ZIP421
Median age57.4This ZIP57.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,438This ZIP$52,438Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$275,000This ZIP$275,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher26.3%This ZIP26.3%
Mean commute19.0 minThis ZIP19.0 min
Population density1.7 / sq miThis ZIP1.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees238This ZIP238
Annual payroll$16,423,000This ZIP$16,423,000

Land area

Land area173.81 sq miThis ZIP173.81 sq mi
Water area55.91 sq miThis ZIP55.91 sq mi

Other place names in 49808

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

ZIP codes near 49808

ZIPCityDistance
49962 Skanee, MI 13.2 mi
49814 Champion, MI 18.3 mi
49865 National Mine, MI 18.9 mi
49861 Michigamme, MI 23.3 mi
49946 Lanse, MI 23.6 mi
49855 Marquette, MI 26.3 mi
49849 Ishpeming, MI 27.7 mi
49866 Negaunee, MI 30.9 mi
49871 Palmer, MI 31.3 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 32.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49808?

49808 is in Big Bay, Michigan, in Marquette County, part of the Marquette, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.8231, -87.8527.

What county is 49808 in?

49808 lies in Marquette County.

What area code is 49808?

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

What time zone is 49808 in?

49808 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49808?

About 295 people live in ZIP code 49808, in 121 households, at 1.7 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 49808?

$52,438 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49808?

The closest are 49962 (13.2 mi), 49814 (18.3 mi), 49865 (18.9 mi), 49861 (23.3 mi) and 49946 (23.6 mi).

Is 49808 a PO Box ZIP code?

49808 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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