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49896

ZIP 49896 is Wilson, Michigan, in Menominee County; area code 906; Central time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Menominee
County
Menominee
Metro area
Marinette, WI-MI
Population
1,660
Coordinates
45.6886, -87.3889
☼ Live from 49896 — Wilson, MI

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Where 49896 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49896
  • 🔢 Type 49896 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGBGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,896 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 11. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49895 (Wetmore, MI, 48 mi away) and 49901 (Ahmeek, MI, 121 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49896 becomes 69894, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46899, 46989, 46998, 49689, 49968, 68949, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96498 in APO AA, a military post office, 7,901 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 93% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 50%.
  • 🎯696 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49896 and you would come out at 45.69°S, 92.61°E — 1,071 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 41m.
  • 📏 At 60.8 square miles of land, 49896 is bigger than 65% of ZIP codes — room for about 46 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,660This ZIP1,660
Households576This ZIP576
Housing units714This ZIP714
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,167This ZIP$56,167Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$164,800This ZIP$164,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$421This ZIP$421Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%This ZIP17.4%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density27.3 / sq miThis ZIP27.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments19This ZIP19
Employees57This ZIP57
Annual payroll$2,445,000This ZIP$2,445,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$37,401,000This ZIP$37,401,000

Land area

Land area60.84 sq miThis ZIP60.84 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

ZIP codes near 49896

ZIPCityDistance
49845 Harris, MI 1.8 mi
49807 Bark River, MI 4.7 mi
49886 Spalding, MI 5.1 mi
49874 Powers, MI 5.9 mi
49812 Carney, MI 8.7 mi
49863 Nadeau, MI 9.4 mi
49873 Perronville, MI 10.6 mi
49847 Hermansville, MI 12.0 mi
49829 Escanaba, MI 13.5 mi
49821 Daggett, MI 16.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49896?

49896 is in Wilson, Michigan, in Menominee County, part of the Marinette, WI-MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 45.6886, -87.3889.

What county is 49896 in?

49896 lies in Menominee County.

What area code is 49896?

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

What time zone is 49896 in?

49896 uses America/Menominee.

How many people live in 49896?

About 1,660 people live in ZIP code 49896, in 576 households, at 27.3 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 49896?

$56,167 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49896?

The closest are 49845 (1.8 mi), 49807 (4.7 mi), 49886 (5.1 mi), 49874 (5.9 mi) and 49812 (8.7 mi).

Is 49896 a PO Box ZIP code?

49896 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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