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49895

ZIP 49895 is Wetmore, Michigan, mostly in Delta County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Delta +2 more
Metro area
Escanaba, MI
Population
840
Coordinates
46.1713, -86.6618
☼ Live from 49895 — Wetmore, MI

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Where 49895 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49895
  • 🔢 Type 49895 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SGBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,895 = 5 × 17 × 587. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49894 (Wells, MI, 33 mi away) and 49896 (Wilson, MI, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49895 becomes 59894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45899, 49958, 59489, 94589, 94598, 95894, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99548 in Chignik Lake, AK, 3,048 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 52%.
  • 🎯744 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49895 and you would come out at 46.17°S, 93.34°E — 1,091 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 47m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 37m.
  • 📏 At 223.5 square miles of land, 49895 is bigger than 92% of ZIP codes — room for about 170 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population840This ZIP840
Households406This ZIP406
Housing units1,223This ZIP1,223
Median age59.0This ZIP59.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,115This ZIP$47,115Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$180,000This ZIP$180,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$455This ZIP$455Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute35.5 minThis ZIP35.5 min
Population density3.8 / sq miThis ZIP3.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees163This ZIP163
Annual payroll$6,087,000This ZIP$6,087,000
Tax returns filed450This ZIP450
Total adjusted gross income$29,329,000This ZIP$29,329,000

Land area

Land area223.46 sq miThis ZIP223.46 sq mi
Water area8.33 sq miThis ZIP8.33 sq mi

Counties 49895 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Delta County 49.7%
Alger County 44.3%
Schoolcraft County 5.9%

ZIP codes near 49895

ZIPCityDistance
49816 Chatham, MI 14.0 mi
49862 Munising, MI 16.0 mi
49854 Manistique, MI 16.5 mi
49817 Cooks, MI 17.1 mi
49891 Trenary, MI 17.2 mi
49878 Rapid River, MI 18.6 mi
49825 Eben Junction, MI 19.7 mi
49826 Rumely, MI 21.4 mi
49884 Shingleton, MI 22.3 mi
49806 Au Train, MI 22.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49895?

49895 is in Wetmore, Michigan, in Delta County, part of the Escanaba, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.1713, -86.6618.

What county is 49895 in?

49895 spans 3 counties: Delta County, Alger County and Schoolcraft County. Most of it falls in Delta 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 49895?

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

What time zone is 49895 in?

49895 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49895?

About 840 people live in ZIP code 49895, in 406 households, at 3.8 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 49895?

$47,115 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49895?

The closest are 49816 (14 mi), 49862 (16 mi), 49854 (16.5 mi), 49817 (17.1 mi) and 49891 (17.2 mi).

Is 49895 a PO Box ZIP code?

49895 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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