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49829

ZIP 49829 is Escanaba, Michigan, in Delta County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Delta
Metro area
Escanaba, MI
Population
16,416
Coordinates
45.7741, -87.1363
☼ Live from 49829 — Escanaba, MI

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Where 49829 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49829
  • 🔢 Type 49829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,829 = 13 × 3833. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49827 (Engadine, MI, 82 mi away) and 49831 (Felch, MI, 35 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49829 becomes 92894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29849, 48929, 49289, 49892, 89429, 94289, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99824 in Douglas, AK, 2,132 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯710 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49829 and you would come out at 45.77°S, 92.86°E — 1,080 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 66.7 square miles of land, 49829 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,416This ZIP16,416
Households7,475This ZIP7,475
Housing units8,476This ZIP8,476
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,277This ZIP$50,277Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$146,300This ZIP$146,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$661This ZIP$661Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.1%This ZIP20.1%
Mean commute12.4 minThis ZIP12.4 min
Population density245.9 / sq miThis ZIP245.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments645This ZIP645
Employees9,704This ZIP9,704
Annual payroll$505,739,000This ZIP$505,739,000
Tax returns filed8,040This ZIP8,040
Total adjusted gross income$465,596,000This ZIP$465,596,000

Land area

Land area66.75 sq miThis ZIP66.75 sq mi
Water area3.74 sq miThis ZIP3.74 sq mi

Other place names in 49829

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ZIP codes near 49829

ZIPCityDistance
49894 Wells, MI 3.0 mi
49837 Gladstone, MI 7.1 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 9.2 mi
49845 Harris, MI 11.8 mi
49896 Wilson, MI 13.5 mi
49874 Powers, MI 16.1 mi
49872 Perkins, MI 17.1 mi
49878 Rapid River, MI 17.2 mi
49873 Perronville, MI 17.3 mi
49818 Cornell, MI 17.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49829?

49829 is in Escanaba, Michigan, in Delta County, part of the Escanaba, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7741, -87.1363.

What county is 49829 in?

49829 lies in Delta County.

What area code is 49829?

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

What time zone is 49829 in?

49829 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49829?

About 16,416 people live in ZIP code 49829, in 7,475 households, at 245.9 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 49829?

$50,277 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49829?

The closest are 49894 (3 mi), 49837 (7.1 mi), 49807 (9.2 mi), 49845 (11.8 mi) and 49896 (13.5 mi).

Is 49829 a PO Box ZIP code?

49829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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