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Where 49820 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.
- 🔢 Type 49820 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,820 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 47 × 53. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001010011100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49819 (Arnold, MI, 89 mi away) and 49821 (Daggett, MI, 105 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49820 becomes 02894 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wood River Junction, RI, 768 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, 5,624 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 55%.
- 🎯786 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49820 and you would come out at 46.19°S, 94.35°E — 1,136 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 25.6 square miles of land, 49820 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 191This ZIP191 |
|---|---|
| Households | 111This ZIP111 |
| Housing units | 257This ZIP257 |
| Median age | 63.1This ZIP63.1Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median home value | $159,600This ZIP$159,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $342This ZIP$342Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.1%This ZIP32.1% |
| Mean commute | 32.7 minThis ZIP32.7 min |
| Population density | 7.5 / sq miThis ZIP7.5 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 20This ZIP20 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 75This ZIP75 |
| Annual payroll | $3,020,000This ZIP$3,020,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 270This ZIP270 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $18,804,000This ZIP$18,804,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 25.55 sq miThis ZIP25.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 49820
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49827 | Engadine, MI | 6.0 mi |
49838 | Gould City, MI | 11.6 mi |
49836 | Germfask, MI | 11.9 mi |
49853 | Mc Millan, MI | 13.2 mi |
49762 | Naubinway, MI | 18.4 mi |
49840 | Gulliver, MI | 19.2 mi |
49883 | Seney, MI | 22.7 mi |
49868 | Newberry, MI | 23.1 mi |
49748 | Hulbert, MI | 26.5 mi |
49793 | Trout Lake, MI | 29.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49820?
49820 is in Curtis, Michigan, in Mackinac County. Its published point location is 46.1901, -85.6542.
What county is 49820 in?
49820 lies in Mackinac County.
What area code is 49820?
Curtis uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49820 in?
49820 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49820?
About 191 people live in ZIP code 49820, in 111 households, at 7.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 49820?
The closest are 49827 (6 mi), 49838 (11.6 mi), 49836 (11.9 mi), 49853 (13.2 mi) and 49762 (18.4 mi).
Is 49820 a PO Box ZIP code?
49820 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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