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49839

ZIP 49839 is Grand Marais, Michigan, in Alger County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alger
Metro area
none
Population
198
Coordinates
46.5985, -86.1464
☼ Live from 49839 — Grand Marais, MI

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Where 49839 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49839
  • 🔢 Type 49839 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,839 = 3 × 37 × 449. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49838 (Gould City, MI, 44 mi away) and 49840 (Gulliver, MI, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49839 becomes 93894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38949, 49893, 49938, 89439, 94938, 98349, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94938 in Lagunitas, CA, 1,941 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 53%.
  • 🎯780 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49839 and you would come out at 46.60°S, 93.85°E — 1,105 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 154.4 square miles of land, 49839 is bigger than 87% of ZIP codes — room for about 117 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population198This ZIP198
Households134This ZIP134
Housing units582This ZIP582
Median age71.1This ZIP71.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,292This ZIP$47,292Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$163,600This ZIP$163,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density1.3 / sq miThis ZIP1.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees66This ZIP66
Annual payroll$2,047,000This ZIP$2,047,000

Land area

Land area154.44 sq miThis ZIP154.44 sq mi
Water area35.16 sq miThis ZIP35.16 sq mi

Other place names in 49839

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 49839

ZIPCityDistance
49883 Seney, MI 14.6 mi
49884 Shingleton, MI 16.1 mi
49853 Mc Millan, MI 24.6 mi
49840 Gulliver, MI 29.6 mi
49836 Germfask, MI 29.7 mi
49868 Newberry, MI 30.5 mi
49862 Munising, MI 30.9 mi
49820 Curtis, MI 36.7 mi
49806 Au Train, MI 37.3 mi
49854 Manistique, MI 37.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49839?

49839 is in Grand Marais, Michigan, in Alger County. Its published point location is 46.5985, -86.1464.

What county is 49839 in?

49839 lies in Alger County.

What area code is 49839?

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

What time zone is 49839 in?

49839 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49839?

About 198 people live in ZIP code 49839, in 134 households, at 1.3 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 49839?

$47,292 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49839?

The closest are 49883 (14.6 mi), 49884 (16.1 mi), 49853 (24.6 mi), 49840 (29.6 mi) and 49836 (29.7 mi).

Is 49839 a PO Box ZIP code?

49839 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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