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49874

ZIP 49874 is Powers, Michigan, in Menominee County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Menominee
Metro area
Marinette, WI-MI
Population
1,098
Coordinates
45.7535, -87.4689
☼ Live from 49874 — Powers, MI

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Where 49874 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49874
  • 🔢 Type 49874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,874 = 2 × 11 × 2267. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49873 (Perronville, MI, 5 mi away) and 49876 (Quinnesec, MI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49874 becomes 47894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47849, 47948, 47984, 48749, 49748, 49784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97484 in Tiller, OR, 1,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯695 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49874 and you would come out at 45.75°S, 92.53°E — 1,065 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 43m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 40m.
  • 📏 At 42.2 square miles of land, 49874 is bigger than 55% of ZIP codes — room for about 32 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,098This ZIP1,098
Households436This ZIP436
Housing units531This ZIP531
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,500This ZIP$62,500Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$193,900This ZIP$193,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$450This ZIP$450Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.0%This ZIP15.0%
Mean commute36.0 minThis ZIP36.0 min
Population density26.0 / sq miThis ZIP26.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments24This ZIP24
Employees182This ZIP182
Annual payroll$7,452,000This ZIP$7,452,000
Tax returns filed460This ZIP460
Total adjusted gross income$27,714,000This ZIP$27,714,000

Land area

Land area42.21 sq miThis ZIP42.21 sq mi
Water area0.12 sq miThis ZIP0.12 sq mi

Other place names in 49874

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

ZIP codes near 49874

ZIPCityDistance
49886 Spalding, MI 4.1 mi
49873 Perronville, MI 5.1 mi
49896 Wilson, MI 5.9 mi
49845 Harris, MI 7.1 mi
49847 Hermansville, MI 8.7 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 9.3 mi
49863 Nadeau, MI 10.5 mi
49812 Carney, MI 11.3 mi
49892 Vulcan, MI 15.7 mi
49829 Escanaba, MI 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49874?

49874 is in Powers, Michigan, in Menominee County, part of the Marinette, WI-MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7535, -87.4689.

What county is 49874 in?

49874 lies in Menominee County.

What area code is 49874?

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

What time zone is 49874 in?

49874 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49874?

About 1,098 people live in ZIP code 49874, in 436 households, at 26.0 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 49874?

$62,500 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49874?

The closest are 49886 (4.1 mi), 49873 (5.1 mi), 49896 (5.9 mi), 49845 (7.1 mi) and 49847 (8.7 mi).

Is 49874 a PO Box ZIP code?

49874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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