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49894

ZIP 49894 is Wells, Michigan, in Delta County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Delta
Metro area
Escanaba, MI
Population
861
Coordinates
45.7828, -87.0763
☼ Live from 49894 — Wells, MI

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Where 49894 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49894
  • 🔢 Type 49894 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hGBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ⇆49894 reads the same backwards. It is one of only 412 palindromic ZIP codes.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,894 = 2 × 13 × 19 × 101. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49893 (Wallace, MI, 42 mi away) and 49895 (Wetmore, MI, 33 mi away).
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49849, 49948, 89449, 94948, 98944). The farthest-flung twin is 94948 in Novato, CA, 1,881 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 51%.
  • 🎯713 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49894 and you would come out at 45.78°S, 92.92°E — 1,082 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 0.722 square miles of land, 49894 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 349 football fields.
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People and housing

Population861This ZIP861
Households343This ZIP343
Housing units343This ZIP343
Median age54.2This ZIP54.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$93,828This ZIP$93,828Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$145,700This ZIP$145,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher5.8%This ZIP5.8%
Mean commute7.5 minThis ZIP7.5 min
Population density1,192.5 / sq miThis ZIP1,192.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments10This ZIP10
Employees128This ZIP128
Annual payroll$5,538,000This ZIP$5,538,000
Tax returns filed360This ZIP360
Total adjusted gross income$20,540,000This ZIP$20,540,000

Land area

Land area0.72 sq miThis ZIP0.72 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49894

ZIPCityDistance
49829 Escanaba, MI 3.0 mi
49837 Gladstone, MI 5.9 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 11.9 mi
49845 Harris, MI 14.7 mi
49878 Rapid River, MI 14.8 mi
49872 Perkins, MI 16.3 mi
49896 Wilson, MI 16.4 mi
96508 APO AA, AA 18.1 mi
49874 Powers, MI 19.0 mi
49818 Cornell, MI 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49894?

49894 is in Wells, Michigan, in Delta County, part of the Escanaba, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.7828, -87.0763.

What county is 49894 in?

49894 lies in Delta County.

What area code is 49894?

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

What time zone is 49894 in?

49894 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49894?

About 861 people live in ZIP code 49894, in 343 households, at 1,192.5 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 49894?

$93,828 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49894?

The closest are 49829 (3 mi), 49837 (5.9 mi), 49807 (11.9 mi), 49845 (14.7 mi) and 49878 (14.8 mi).

Is 49894 a PO Box ZIP code?

49894 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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