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49887

ZIP 49887 is Stephenson, Michigan, in Menominee County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Menominee
Metro area
Marinette, WI-MI
Population
2,731
Coordinates
45.3920, -87.7316
☼ Live from 49887 — Stephenson, MI

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Where 49887 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49887
  • 🔢 Type 49887 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,887 = 3 × 3 × 23 × 241. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011011111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49886 (Spalding, MI, 24 mi away) and 49891 (Trenary, MI, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49887 becomes 78894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47988, 48879, 48897, 49788, 49878, 78948, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97488 in Vida, OR, 1,691 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 92% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 50%.
  • 🎯671 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49887 and you would come out at 45.39°S, 92.27°E — 1,063 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 40m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 43m.
  • 📏 At 205.9 square miles of land, 49887 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 156 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,731This ZIP2,731
Households1,095This ZIP1,095
Housing units1,780This ZIP1,780
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,375This ZIP$58,375Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$156,600This ZIP$156,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$696This ZIP$696Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.6%This ZIP19.6%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density13.3 / sq miThis ZIP13.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments53This ZIP53
Employees367This ZIP367
Annual payroll$11,507,000This ZIP$11,507,000
Tax returns filed1,090This ZIP1,090
Total adjusted gross income$62,675,000This ZIP$62,675,000

Land area

Land area205.91 sq miThis ZIP205.91 sq mi
Water area10.02 sq miThis ZIP10.02 sq mi

Other place names in 49887

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

ZIP codes near 49887

ZIPCityDistance
49848 Ingalls, MI 4.7 mi
49893 Wallace, MI 9.0 mi
54177 Wausaukee, WI 9.0 mi
49821 Daggett, MI 10.4 mi
54159 Porterfield, WI 14.7 mi
49858 Menominee, MI 14.7 mi
54102 Amberg, WI 15.6 mi
49863 Nadeau, MI 17.6 mi
49812 Carney, MI 17.7 mi
54156 Pembine, WI 18.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49887?

49887 is in Stephenson, Michigan, in Menominee County, part of the Marinette, WI-MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.3920, -87.7316.

What county is 49887 in?

49887 lies in Menominee County.

What area code is 49887?

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

What time zone is 49887 in?

49887 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49887?

About 2,731 people live in ZIP code 49887, in 1,095 households, at 13.3 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 49887?

$58,375 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49887?

The closest are 49848 (4.7 mi), 49893 (9 mi), 54177 (9 mi), 49821 (10.4 mi) and 54159 (14.7 mi).

Is 49887 a PO Box ZIP code?

49887 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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