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49852

ZIP 49852 is Loretto, Michigan, in Dickinson County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Dickinson
Population
178
Coordinates
45.7862, -87.8168
☼ Live from 49852 — Loretto, MI

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Where 49852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49852
  • 🔢 Type 49852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,852 = 2 × 2 × 11 × 11 × 103. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49849 (Ishpeming, MI, 44 mi away) and 49853 (Mc Millan, MI, 107 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49852 becomes 25894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 52 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24589, 24598, 24859, 24895, 24985, 25849, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95482 in Ukiah, CA, 1,848 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯682 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49852 and you would come out at 45.79°S, 92.18°E — 1,049 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 0.235 square miles of land, 49852 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 114 football fields.
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People and housing

Population178This ZIP178
Households65This ZIP65
Housing units89This ZIP89
Median age31.6This ZIP31.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$83,438This ZIP$83,438Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Bachelor's degree or higher20.2%This ZIP20.2%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density757.4 / sq miThis ZIP757.4 / sq mi

Land area

Land area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49852

ZIPCityDistance
49892 Vulcan, MI 1.3 mi
49870 Norway, MI 6.3 mi
49876 Quinnesec, MI 7.8 mi
54151 Niagara, WI 9.3 mi
49847 Hermansville, MI 10.4 mi
49802 Kingsford, MI 12.8 mi
54156 Pembine, WI 13.6 mi
49801 Iron Mountain, MI 13.7 mi
49834 Foster City, MI 13.7 mi
49873 Perronville, MI 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49852?

49852 is in Loretto, Michigan, in Dickinson County, part of the Iron Mountain, MI-WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7862, -87.8168.

What county is 49852 in?

49852 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 49852?

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

What time zone is 49852 in?

49852 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49852?

About 178 people live in ZIP code 49852, in 65 households, at 757.4 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 49852?

$83,438 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49852?

The closest are 49892 (1.3 mi), 49870 (6.3 mi), 49876 (7.8 mi), 54151 (9.3 mi) and 49847 (10.4 mi).

Is 49852 a PO Box ZIP code?

49852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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