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49883

ZIP 49883 is Seney, Michigan, mostly in Schoolcraft County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Schoolcraft +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
234
Coordinates
46.4106, -86.0079
☼ Live from 49883 — Seney, MI

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Where 49883 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49883
  • 🔢 Type 49883 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,883 = 83 × 601. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49881 (Sagola, MI, 100 mi away) and 49884 (Shingleton, MI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49883 becomes 38894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34988, 38849, 38948, 43988, 48893, 49838, …). The farthest-flung twin is 98438 in Mcchord Afb, WA, 1,711 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 54%.
  • 🎯779 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49883 and you would come out at 46.41°S, 93.99°E — 1,115 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 297.8 square miles of land, 49883 is bigger than 95% of ZIP codes — room for about 226 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population234This ZIP234
Households78This ZIP78
Housing units266This ZIP266
Median age50.8This ZIP50.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,289This ZIP$53,289Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$185,000This ZIP$185,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute25.7 minThis ZIP25.7 min
Population density0.8 / sq miThis ZIP0.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees21This ZIP21
Annual payroll$483,000This ZIP$483,000

Land area

Land area297.80 sq miThis ZIP297.80 sq mi
Water area9.51 sq miThis ZIP9.51 sq mi

Counties 49883 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Schoolcraft County 81.5%
Alger County 18.5%

ZIP codes near 49883

ZIPCityDistance
49853 Mc Millan, MI 12.6 mi
49839 Grand Marais, MI 14.6 mi
49836 Germfask, MI 15.3 mi
49840 Gulliver, MI 16.5 mi
49884 Shingleton, MI 16.6 mi
49820 Curtis, MI 22.7 mi
49868 Newberry, MI 24.3 mi
49827 Engadine, MI 27.8 mi
49854 Manistique, MI 28.2 mi
49838 Gould City, MI 29.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49883?

49883 is in Seney, Michigan, in Schoolcraft County. Its published point location is 46.4106, -86.0079.

What county is 49883 in?

49883 spans 2 counties: Schoolcraft County and Alger County. Most of it falls in Schoolcraft County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49883?

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

What time zone is 49883 in?

49883 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49883?

About 234 people live in ZIP code 49883, in 78 households, at 0.8 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 49883?

$53,289 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49883?

The closest are 49853 (12.6 mi), 49839 (14.6 mi), 49836 (15.3 mi), 49840 (16.5 mi) and 49884 (16.6 mi).

Is 49883 a PO Box ZIP code?

49883 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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