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49905

ZIP 49905 is Atlantic Mine, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
2,281
Coordinates
47.1101, -88.7077
☼ Live from 49905 — Atlantic Mine, MI

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Where 49905 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49905
  • 🔢 Type 49905 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,905 = 3 × 3 × 5 × 1109. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49903 (Amasa, MI, 54 mi away) and 49908 (Baraga, MI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49905 becomes 50994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09459, 09495, 40995, 49095, 49509, 49950, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09459 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,754 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯705 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49905 and you would come out at 47.11°S, 91.29°E — 979 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 55m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 29m.
  • 📏 At 78.6 square miles of land, 49905 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,281This ZIP2,281
Households785This ZIP785
Housing units992This ZIP992
Median age36.3This ZIP36.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,617This ZIP$77,617Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$211,300This ZIP$211,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.2%This ZIP48.2%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density29.0 / sq miThis ZIP29.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees219This ZIP219
Annual payroll$9,598,000This ZIP$9,598,000
Tax returns filed970This ZIP970
Total adjusted gross income$62,492,000This ZIP$62,492,000

Land area

Land area78.55 sq miThis ZIP78.55 sq mi
Water area3.47 sq miThis ZIP3.47 sq mi

Other place names in 49905

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ZIP codes near 49905

ZIPCityDistance
49963 South Range, MI 5.3 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 6.0 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 6.2 mi
49955 Painesdale, MI 7.2 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 8.9 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 10.3 mi
49916 Chassell, MI 10.4 mi
49965 Toivola, MI 12.9 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 13.2 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49905?

49905 is in Atlantic Mine, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1101, -88.7077.

What county is 49905 in?

49905 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49905?

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

What time zone is 49905 in?

49905 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49905?

About 2,281 people live in ZIP code 49905, in 785 households, at 29.0 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 49905?

$77,617 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49905?

The closest are 49963 (5.3 mi), 49931 (6 mi), 49921 (6.2 mi), 49955 (7.2 mi) and 49930 (8.9 mi).

Is 49905 a PO Box ZIP code?

49905 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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