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49837

ZIP 49837 is Gladstone, Michigan, in Delta County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Delta
Metro area
Escanaba, MI
Population
10,265
Coordinates
45.8687, -87.0791
☼ Live from 49837 — Gladstone, MI

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Where 49837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49837
  • 🔢 Type 49837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,837 = 19 × 43 × 61. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49836 (Germfask, MI, 61 mi away) and 49838 (Gould City, MI, 65 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49837 becomes 73894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97348 in Halsey, OR, 1,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯715 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49837 and you would come out at 45.87°S, 92.92°E — 1,080 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 69.0 square miles of land, 49837 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,265This ZIP10,265
Households4,157This ZIP4,157
Housing units4,758This ZIP4,758
Median age44.2This ZIP44.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,306This ZIP$64,306Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$157,400This ZIP$157,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$887This ZIP$887Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density148.7 / sq miThis ZIP148.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments173This ZIP173
Employees1,557This ZIP1,557
Annual payroll$59,802,000This ZIP$59,802,000
Tax returns filed4,770This ZIP4,770
Total adjusted gross income$309,769,000This ZIP$309,769,000

Land area

Land area69.03 sq miThis ZIP69.03 sq mi
Water area8.18 sq miThis ZIP8.18 sq mi

Other place names in 49837

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ZIP codes near 49837

ZIPCityDistance
49894 Wells, MI 5.9 mi
49829 Escanaba, MI 7.1 mi
49872 Perkins, MI 10.3 mi
49878 Rapid River, MI 11.1 mi
49818 Cornell, MI 15.2 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 15.6 mi
49845 Harris, MI 17.9 mi
49880 Rock, MI 18.1 mi
96508 APO AA, AA 19.2 mi
49896 Wilson, MI 19.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49837?

49837 is in Gladstone, Michigan, in Delta County, part of the Escanaba, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8687, -87.0791.

What county is 49837 in?

49837 lies in Delta County.

What area code is 49837?

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

What time zone is 49837 in?

49837 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49837?

About 10,265 people live in ZIP code 49837, in 4,157 households, at 148.7 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 49837?

$64,306 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49837?

The closest are 49894 (5.9 mi), 49829 (7.1 mi), 49872 (10.3 mi), 49878 (11.1 mi) and 49818 (15.2 mi).

Is 49837 a PO Box ZIP code?

49837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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