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49871

ZIP 49871 is Palmer, Michigan, in Marquette County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Marquette
Metro area
Marquette, MI
Population
392
Coordinates
46.4247, -87.5389
☼ Live from 49871 — Palmer, MI

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Where 49871 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49871
  • 🔢 Type 49871 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ILBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 49871 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49870 (Norway, MI, 42 mi away) and 49872 (Perkins, MI, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49871 becomes 17894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14879, 14897, 17948, 18947, 18974, 19478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 91748 in Rowland Heights, CA, 1,803 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯718 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49871 and you would come out at 46.42°S, 92.46°E — 1,046 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
  • 📏 At 16.7 square miles of land, 49871 is bigger than 34% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population392This ZIP392
Households166This ZIP166
Housing units192This ZIP192
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,125This ZIP$63,125Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$81,900This ZIP$81,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$679This ZIP$679Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute29.1 minThis ZIP29.1 min
Population density23.5 / sq miThis ZIP23.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees14This ZIP14
Annual payroll$300,000This ZIP$300,000

Land area

Land area16.69 sq miThis ZIP16.69 sq mi
Water area1.11 sq miThis ZIP1.11 sq mi

Other place names in 49871

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ZIP codes near 49871

ZIPCityDistance
49866 Negaunee, MI 2.3 mi
49855 Marquette, MI 10.3 mi
49841 Gwinn, MI 11.0 mi
49849 Ishpeming, MI 11.1 mi
49865 National Mine, MI 12.9 mi
49833 Little Lake, MI 15.9 mi
49885 Skandia, MI 17.3 mi
49877 Ralph, MI 20.1 mi
49814 Champion, MI 22.1 mi
49826 Rumely, MI 24.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49871?

49871 is in Palmer, Michigan, in Marquette County, part of the Marquette, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4247, -87.5389.

What county is 49871 in?

49871 lies in Marquette County.

What area code is 49871?

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

What time zone is 49871 in?

49871 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49871?

About 392 people live in ZIP code 49871, in 166 households, at 23.5 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 49871?

$63,125 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49871?

The closest are 49866 (2.3 mi), 49855 (10.3 mi), 49841 (11 mi), 49849 (11.1 mi) and 49865 (12.9 mi).

Is 49871 a PO Box ZIP code?

49871 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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