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49855

ZIP 49855 is Marquette, Michigan, in Marquette County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Marquette
Metro area
Marquette, MI
Population
33,876
Coordinates
46.5611, -87.4514
☼ Live from 49855 — Marquette, MI

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Where 49855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49855
  • 🔢 Type 49855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,855 = 5 × 13 × 13 × 59. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49854 (Manistique, MI, 62 mi away) and 49858 (Menominee, MI, 93 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49855 becomes 55894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45859, 45895, 54859, 54895, 54985, 58495, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95485 in Upper Lake, CA, 1,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯727 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49855 and you would come out at 46.56°S, 92.55°E — 1,047 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 206.9 square miles of land, 49855 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 157 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,876This ZIP33,876
Households14,616This ZIP14,616
Housing units16,050This ZIP16,050
Median age35.7This ZIP35.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,083This ZIP$62,083Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$263,300This ZIP$263,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,037This ZIP$1,037Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.7%This ZIP45.7%
Mean commute14.5 minThis ZIP14.5 min
Population density163.7 / sq miThis ZIP163.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,047This ZIP1,047
Employees14,384This ZIP14,384
Annual payroll$640,541,000This ZIP$640,541,000
Tax returns filed15,170This ZIP15,170
Total adjusted gross income$1,124,872,000This ZIP$1,124,872,000

Land area

Land area206.92 sq miThis ZIP206.92 sq mi
Water area25.81 sq miThis ZIP25.81 sq mi

Other place names in 49855

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

ZIP codes near 49855

ZIPCityDistance
49865 National Mine, MI 8.3 mi
49871 Palmer, MI 10.3 mi
49866 Negaunee, MI 11.9 mi
49849 Ishpeming, MI 17.9 mi
49885 Skandia, MI 19.6 mi
49841 Gwinn, MI 20.4 mi
49833 Little Lake, MI 21.6 mi
49822 Deerton, MI 22.1 mi
49814 Champion, MI 23.9 mi
49826 Rumely, MI 25.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49855?

49855 is in Marquette, Michigan, in Marquette County, part of the Marquette, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.5611, -87.4514.

What county is 49855 in?

49855 lies in Marquette County.

What area code is 49855?

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

What time zone is 49855 in?

49855 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49855?

About 33,876 people live in ZIP code 49855, in 14,616 households, at 163.7 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 49855?

$62,083 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49855?

The closest are 49865 (8.3 mi), 49871 (10.3 mi), 49866 (11.9 mi), 49849 (17.9 mi) and 49885 (19.6 mi).

Is 49855 a PO Box ZIP code?

49855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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