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49815

ZIP 49815 is Channing, Michigan, in Dickinson County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Dickinson
Population
295
Coordinates
46.1886, -87.9465
☼ Live from 49815 — Channing, MI

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Where 49815 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49815
  • 🔢 Type 49815 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,815 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 41. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49814 (Champion, MI, 26 mi away) and 49816 (Chatham, MI, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49815 becomes 51894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14589, 14859, 14895, 15489, 15849, 15948, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94158 in San Francisco, CA, 1,845 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯693 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49815 and you would come out at 46.19°S, 92.05°E — 1,033 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 126.7 square miles of land, 49815 is bigger than 83% of ZIP codes — room for about 96 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population295This ZIP295
Households171This ZIP171
Housing units471This ZIP471
Median age59.7This ZIP59.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,854This ZIP$63,854Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$108,300This ZIP$108,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min
Population density2.3 / sq miThis ZIP2.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees19This ZIP19
Annual payroll$750,000This ZIP$750,000
Tax returns filed220This ZIP220
Total adjusted gross income$11,779,000This ZIP$11,779,000

Land area

Land area126.71 sq miThis ZIP126.71 sq mi
Water area2.02 sq miThis ZIP2.02 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49815

ZIPCityDistance
49881 Sagola, MI 9.3 mi
49877 Ralph, MI 11.4 mi
49879 Republic, MI 11.9 mi
49831 Felch, MI 13.8 mi
49920 Crystal Falls, MI 17.4 mi
49801 Iron Mountain, MI 18.4 mi
49849 Ishpeming, MI 18.4 mi
49834 Foster City, MI 19.1 mi
49841 Gwinn, MI 22.0 mi
49870 Norway, MI 22.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49815?

49815 is in Channing, Michigan, in Dickinson County, part of the Iron Mountain, MI-WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1886, -87.9465.

What county is 49815 in?

49815 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 49815?

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

What time zone is 49815 in?

49815 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49815?

About 295 people live in ZIP code 49815, in 171 households, at 2.3 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 49815?

$63,854 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49815?

The closest are 49881 (9.3 mi), 49877 (11.4 mi), 49879 (11.9 mi), 49831 (13.8 mi) and 49920 (17.4 mi).

Is 49815 a PO Box ZIP code?

49815 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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