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49901

ZIP 49901 is Ahmeek, Michigan, in Keweenaw County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Keweenaw
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
217
Coordinates
47.2927, -88.3926
☼ Live from 49901 — Ahmeek, MI

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Where 49901 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49901
  • 🔢 Type 49901 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,901 = 139 × 359. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49896 (Wilson, MI, 121 mi away) and 49902 (Alpha, MI, 86 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49901 becomes 10994 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Nyack, NY, 831 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01949, 09419, 10949, 10994, 19049, 19094, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09419 in FPO AE, a military post office, 3,456 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯724 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49901 and you would come out at 47.29°S, 91.61°E — 989 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 56m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 28m.
  • 📏 At 0.787 square miles of land, 49901 is bigger than 7% of ZIP codes — about 381 football fields.
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People and housing

Population217This ZIP217
Households139This ZIP139
Housing units214This ZIP214
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,639This ZIP$47,639Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$85,000This ZIP$85,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher19.8%This ZIP19.8%
Mean commute16.7 minThis ZIP16.7 min
Population density275.7 / sq miThis ZIP275.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments6This ZIP6
Employees53This ZIP53
Annual payroll$2,519,000This ZIP$2,519,000

Land area

Land area0.79 sq miThis ZIP0.79 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 49901

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

ZIP codes near 49901

ZIPCityDistance
49917 Copper City, MI 1.8 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 2.5 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 4.6 mi
49805 Allouez, MI 4.7 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 9.0 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 10.3 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 10.6 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 12.5 mi
49950 Mohawk, MI 13.7 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49901?

49901 is in Ahmeek, Michigan, in Keweenaw County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2927, -88.3926.

What county is 49901 in?

49901 lies in Keweenaw County.

What area code is 49901?

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

What time zone is 49901 in?

49901 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49901?

About 217 people live in ZIP code 49901, in 139 households, at 275.7 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 49901?

$47,639 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49901?

The closest are 49917 (1.8 mi), 49942 (2.5 mi), 49913 (4.6 mi), 49805 (4.7 mi) and 49934 (9 mi).

Is 49901 a PO Box ZIP code?

49901 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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