49836
ZIP 49836 is Germfask, Michigan, mostly in Schoolcraft County; area code 906; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Schoolcraft +1 more
- Metro area
- none
- Population
- 1,012
- Coordinates
- 46.2020, -85.9033
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Where 49836 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 49836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,836 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4153. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001010101100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49835 (Garden, MI, 45 mi away) and 49837 (Gladstone, MI, 61 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49836 becomes 63894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34689, 34698, 34986, 36849, 38469, 38649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96348 in FPO AA, a military post office, 6,125 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
- 🎯776 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49836 and you would come out at 46.20°S, 94.10°E — 1,125 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 98.6 square miles of land, 49836 is bigger than 77% of ZIP codes — room for about 75 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,012This ZIP1,012 |
|---|---|
| Households | 464This ZIP464 |
| Housing units | 990This ZIP990 |
| Median age | 56.3This ZIP56.3Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $85,500This ZIP$85,500Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $210,100This ZIP$210,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $592This ZIP$592Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.4%This ZIP23.4% |
| Mean commute | 28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min |
| Population density | 10.3 / sq miThis ZIP10.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 10This ZIP10 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 62This ZIP62 |
| Annual payroll | $2,549,000This ZIP$2,549,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 380This ZIP380 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $19,946,000This ZIP$19,946,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 98.59 sq miThis ZIP98.59 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 14.22 sq miThis ZIP14.22 sq mi |
Counties 49836 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Schoolcraft County | 79.8% |
| Mackinac County | 20.2% |
ZIP codes near 49836
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49840 | Gulliver, MI | 7.5 mi |
49820 | Curtis, MI | 11.9 mi |
49853 | Mc Millan, MI | 13.6 mi |
49838 | Gould City, MI | 14.2 mi |
49883 | Seney, MI | 15.3 mi |
49827 | Engadine, MI | 17.9 mi |
49854 | Manistique, MI | 22.9 mi |
49884 | Shingleton, MI | 26.2 mi |
49868 | Newberry, MI | 28.2 mi |
49839 | Grand Marais, MI | 29.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49836?
49836 is in Germfask, Michigan, in Schoolcraft County. Its published point location is 46.2020, -85.9033.
What county is 49836 in?
49836 spans 2 counties: Schoolcraft County and Mackinac County. Most of it falls in Schoolcraft County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.
What area code is 49836?
Germfask uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49836 in?
49836 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49836?
About 1,012 people live in ZIP code 49836, in 464 households, at 10.3 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 49836?
$85,500 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49836?
The closest are 49840 (7.5 mi), 49820 (11.9 mi), 49853 (13.6 mi), 49838 (14.2 mi) and 49883 (15.3 mi).
Is 49836 a PO Box ZIP code?
49836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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