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49840

ZIP 49840 is Gulliver, Michigan, in Schoolcraft County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Schoolcraft
Metro area
none
Population
823
Coordinates
46.1746, -86.0546
☼ Live from 49840 — Gulliver, MI

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Where 49840 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49840
  • 🔢 Type 49840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 89. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010110000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49839 (Grand Marais, MI, 30 mi away) and 49841 (Gwinn, MI, 69 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49840 becomes 04894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04489, 04849, 04984, 09448, 09844, 40489, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09844 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯769 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49840 and you would come out at 46.17°S, 93.95°E — 1,119 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 249.2 square miles of land, 49840 is bigger than 93% of ZIP codes — room for about 189 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population823This ZIP823
Households342This ZIP342
Housing units649This ZIP649
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,250This ZIP$61,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$180,500This ZIP$180,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,167This ZIP$1,167Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.9%This ZIP16.9%
Mean commute30.5 minThis ZIP30.5 min
Population density3.3 / sq miThis ZIP3.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments17This ZIP17
Employees177This ZIP177
Annual payroll$12,725,000This ZIP$12,725,000
Tax returns filed370This ZIP370
Total adjusted gross income$24,631,000This ZIP$24,631,000

Land area

Land area249.20 sq miThis ZIP249.20 sq mi
Water area18.65 sq miThis ZIP18.65 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49840

ZIPCityDistance
49836 Germfask, MI 7.5 mi
49854 Manistique, MI 15.5 mi
49883 Seney, MI 16.5 mi
49838 Gould City, MI 18.1 mi
49820 Curtis, MI 19.2 mi
49853 Mc Millan, MI 19.7 mi
49884 Shingleton, MI 22.1 mi
49827 Engadine, MI 25.1 mi
49817 Cooks, MI 26.6 mi
49895 Wetmore, MI 29.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49840?

49840 is in Gulliver, Michigan, in Schoolcraft County. Its published point location is 46.1746, -86.0546.

What county is 49840 in?

49840 lies in Schoolcraft County.

What area code is 49840?

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

What time zone is 49840 in?

49840 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49840?

About 823 people live in ZIP code 49840, in 342 households, at 3.3 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 49840?

$61,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49840?

The closest are 49836 (7.5 mi), 49854 (15.5 mi), 49883 (16.5 mi), 49838 (18.1 mi) and 49820 (19.2 mi).

Is 49840 a PO Box ZIP code?

49840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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