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49870

ZIP 49870 is Norway, Michigan, in Dickinson County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Dickinson
Population
3,509
Coordinates
45.8672, -87.8789
☼ Live from 49870 — Norway, MI

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Where 49870 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49870
  • 🔢 Type 49870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,870 = 2 × 5 × 4987. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49868 (Newberry, MI, 121 mi away) and 49871 (Palmer, MI, 42 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49870 becomes 07894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04978, 04987, 07849, 09847, 09874, 47809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09874 in APO AA, a military post office, 6,792 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯683 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49870 and you would come out at 45.87°S, 92.12°E — 1,044 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 44m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 39m.
  • 📏 At 57.8 square miles of land, 49870 is bigger than 63% of ZIP codes — room for about 44 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,509This ZIP3,509
Households1,489This ZIP1,489
Housing units1,601This ZIP1,601
Median age43.8This ZIP43.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,179This ZIP$75,179Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$121,100This ZIP$121,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$870This ZIP$870Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.9%This ZIP22.9%
Mean commute15.3 minThis ZIP15.3 min
Population density60.7 / sq miThis ZIP60.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees470This ZIP470
Annual payroll$15,746,000This ZIP$15,746,000
Tax returns filed1,660This ZIP1,660
Total adjusted gross income$92,968,000This ZIP$92,968,000

Land area

Land area57.79 sq miThis ZIP57.79 sq mi
Water area0.52 sq miThis ZIP0.52 sq mi

Other place names in 49870

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

ZIP codes near 49870

ZIPCityDistance
49852 Loretto, MI 6.3 mi
49876 Quinnesec, MI 6.5 mi
49892 Vulcan, MI 7.5 mi
49801 Iron Mountain, MI 7.8 mi
49802 Kingsford, MI 10.8 mi
49834 Foster City, MI 10.9 mi
54151 Niagara, WI 11.1 mi
49831 Felch, MI 14.9 mi
49847 Hermansville, MI 16.2 mi
49881 Sagola, MI 16.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49870?

49870 is in Norway, Michigan, in Dickinson County, part of the Iron Mountain, MI-WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8672, -87.8789.

What county is 49870 in?

49870 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 49870?

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

What time zone is 49870 in?

49870 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49870?

About 3,509 people live in ZIP code 49870, in 1,489 households, at 60.7 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 49870?

$75,179 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49870?

The closest are 49852 (6.3 mi), 49876 (6.5 mi), 49892 (7.5 mi), 49801 (7.8 mi) and 49802 (10.8 mi).

Is 49870 a PO Box ZIP code?

49870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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