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49872

ZIP 49872 is Perkins, Michigan, in Delta County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Delta
Metro area
Escanaba, MI
Population
231
Coordinates
46.0182, -87.0822
☼ Live from 49872 — Perkins, MI

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Where 49872 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49872
  • 🔢 Type 49872 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,872 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1039. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49871 (Palmer, MI, 36 mi away) and 49873 (Perronville, MI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49872 becomes 27894 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wilson, NC, 857 miles away.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24879, 27498, 27849, 27894, 27948, 28479, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94278 in Sacramento, CA, 1,816 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯721 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49872 and you would come out at 46.02°S, 92.92°E — 1,076 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 45m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 21.6 square miles of land, 49872 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population231This ZIP231
Households91This ZIP91
Housing units128This ZIP128
Median age62.8This ZIP62.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,281This ZIP$53,281Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$166,900This ZIP$166,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher4.2%This ZIP4.2%
Mean commute42.7 minThis ZIP42.7 min
Population density10.7 / sq miThis ZIP10.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees24This ZIP24
Annual payroll$632,000This ZIP$632,000

Land area

Land area21.60 sq miThis ZIP21.60 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49872

ZIPCityDistance
49880 Rock, MI 9.3 mi
49837 Gladstone, MI 10.3 mi
49878 Rapid River, MI 11.0 mi
49818 Cornell, MI 13.1 mi
49891 Trenary, MI 14.1 mi
49894 Wells, MI 16.3 mi
49829 Escanaba, MI 17.1 mi
49819 Arnold, MI 19.8 mi
49816 Chatham, MI 19.8 mi
49833 Little Lake, MI 20.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49872?

49872 is in Perkins, Michigan, in Delta County, part of the Escanaba, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0182, -87.0822.

What county is 49872 in?

49872 lies in Delta County.

What area code is 49872?

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

What time zone is 49872 in?

49872 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49872?

About 231 people live in ZIP code 49872, in 91 households, at 10.7 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 49872?

$53,281 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49872?

The closest are 49880 (9.3 mi), 49837 (10.3 mi), 49878 (11 mi), 49818 (13.1 mi) and 49891 (14.1 mi).

Is 49872 a PO Box ZIP code?

49872 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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