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49841

ZIP 49841 is Gwinn, Michigan, in Marquette County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Marquette
Metro area
Marquette, MI
Population
7,412
Coordinates
46.2671, -87.4996
☼ Live from 49841 — Gwinn, MI

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Where 49841 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49841
  • 🔢 Type 49841 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IhBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,841 = 11 × 23 × 197. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49840 (Gulliver, MI, 69 mi away) and 49845 (Harris, MI, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49841 becomes 14894 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wellsburg, NY, 607 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14489, 14894, 18449, 18944, 19484, 41849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 89441 in Sparks, NV, 1,677 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯714 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49841 and you would come out at 46.27°S, 92.50°E — 1,052 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 36m.
  • 📏 At 227.6 square miles of land, 49841 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 173 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,412This ZIP7,412
Households3,039This ZIP3,039
Housing units3,917This ZIP3,917
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,568This ZIP$60,568Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$166,800This ZIP$166,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$767This ZIP$767Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.2%This ZIP24.2%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density32.6 / sq miThis ZIP32.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments108This ZIP108
Employees1,429This ZIP1,429
Annual payroll$78,485,000This ZIP$78,485,000
Tax returns filed3,410This ZIP3,410
Total adjusted gross income$187,028,000This ZIP$187,028,000

Land area

Land area227.61 sq miThis ZIP227.61 sq mi
Water area5.58 sq miThis ZIP5.58 sq mi

Other place names in 49841

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ZIP codes near 49841

ZIPCityDistance
49833 Little Lake, MI 9.8 mi
49871 Palmer, MI 11.0 mi
49866 Negaunee, MI 11.1 mi
49877 Ralph, MI 12.6 mi
49819 Arnold, MI 14.9 mi
49885 Skandia, MI 15.2 mi
49849 Ishpeming, MI 17.0 mi
49880 Rock, MI 17.1 mi
49831 Felch, MI 18.2 mi
49855 Marquette, MI 20.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49841?

49841 is in Gwinn, Michigan, in Marquette County, part of the Marquette, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.2671, -87.4996.

What county is 49841 in?

49841 lies in Marquette County.

What area code is 49841?

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

What time zone is 49841 in?

49841 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49841?

About 7,412 people live in ZIP code 49841, in 3,039 households, at 32.6 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 49841?

$60,568 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49841?

The closest are 49833 (9.8 mi), 49871 (11 mi), 49866 (11.1 mi), 49877 (12.6 mi) and 49819 (14.9 mi).

Is 49841 a PO Box ZIP code?

49841 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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