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49881

ZIP 49881 is Sagola, Michigan, in Dickinson County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Dickinson
Population
358
Coordinates
46.0732, -88.0473
☼ Live from 49881 — Sagola, MI

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Where 49881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49881
  • 🔢 Type 49881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,881 = 3 × 13 × 1279. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49880 (Rock, MI, 40 mi away) and 49883 (Seney, MI, 100 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49881 becomes 18894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14889, 14898, 19884, 48189, 48198, 48819, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94188 in San Francisco, CA, 1,840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯684 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49881 and you would come out at 46.07°S, 91.95°E — 1,032 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 46m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 38m.
  • 📏 At 47.1 square miles of land, 49881 is bigger than 58% of ZIP codes — room for about 36 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population358This ZIP358
Households146This ZIP146
Housing units268This ZIP268
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,625This ZIP$85,625Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$278,800This ZIP$278,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher44.7%This ZIP44.7%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density7.6 / sq miThis ZIP7.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees371This ZIP371
Annual payroll$21,137,000This ZIP$21,137,000
Tax returns filed180This ZIP180
Total adjusted gross income$9,825,000This ZIP$9,825,000

Land area

Land area47.10 sq miThis ZIP47.10 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49881

ZIPCityDistance
49815 Channing, MI 9.3 mi
49801 Iron Mountain, MI 10.2 mi
49920 Crystal Falls, MI 13.0 mi
49831 Felch, MI 15.3 mi
49902 Alpha, MI 15.8 mi
49870 Norway, MI 16.4 mi
49877 Ralph, MI 17.1 mi
49834 Foster City, MI 17.9 mi
49879 Republic, MI 18.5 mi
49802 Kingsford, MI 18.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49881?

49881 is in Sagola, Michigan, in Dickinson County, part of the Iron Mountain, MI-WI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.0732, -88.0473.

What county is 49881 in?

49881 lies in Dickinson County.

What area code is 49881?

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

What time zone is 49881 in?

49881 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49881?

About 358 people live in ZIP code 49881, in 146 households, at 7.6 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 49881?

$85,625 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49881?

The closest are 49815 (9.3 mi), 49801 (10.2 mi), 49920 (13 mi), 49831 (15.3 mi) and 49902 (15.8 mi).

Is 49881 a PO Box ZIP code?

49881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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