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49873

ZIP 49873 is Perronville, Michigan, in Menominee County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Menominee
Metro area
Marinette, WI-MI
Population
65
Coordinates
45.8267, -87.4867
☼ Live from 49873 — Perronville, MI

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Where 49873 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49873
  • 🔢 Type 49873 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,873 = 53 × 941. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49872 (Perkins, MI, 24 mi away) and 49874 (Powers, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49873 becomes 37894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34789, 34987, 37849, 38749, 38947, 39478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97348 in Halsey, OR, 1,726 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯697 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49873 and you would come out at 45.83°S, 92.51°E — 1,063 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 40m.
  • 📏 At 203.6 square miles of land, 49873 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 155 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population65This ZIP65
Households36This ZIP36
Housing units203This ZIP203
Median age60.4This ZIP60.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$49,375This ZIP$49,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$182,100This ZIP$182,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher10.8%This ZIP10.8%
Mean commute54.2 minThis ZIP54.2 min
Population density0.3 / sq miThis ZIP0.3 / sq mi

Land area

Land area203.57 sq miThis ZIP203.57 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49873

ZIPCityDistance
49874 Powers, MI 5.1 mi
49886 Spalding, MI 8.9 mi
49896 Wilson, MI 10.6 mi
49847 Hermansville, MI 11.1 mi
49845 Harris, MI 11.4 mi
49818 Cornell, MI 12.6 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 12.8 mi
49834 Foster City, MI 14.4 mi
49863 Nadeau, MI 15.1 mi
49892 Vulcan, MI 15.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49873?

49873 is in Perronville, Michigan, in Menominee County, part of the Marinette, WI-MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.8267, -87.4867.

What county is 49873 in?

49873 lies in Menominee County.

What area code is 49873?

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

What time zone is 49873 in?

49873 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49873?

About 65 people live in ZIP code 49873, in 36 households, at 0.3 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 49873?

$49,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49873?

The closest are 49874 (5.1 mi), 49886 (8.9 mi), 49896 (10.6 mi), 49847 (11.1 mi) and 49845 (11.4 mi).

Is 49873 a PO Box ZIP code?

49873 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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