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49912

ZIP 49912 is Bruce Crossing, Michigan, in Ontonagon County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ontonagon
Metro area
none
Population
834
Coordinates
46.4967, -89.1942
☼ Live from 49912 — Bruce Crossing, MI

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Where 49912 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49912
  • 🔢 Type 49912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 367. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49911 (Bessemer, MI, 41 mi away) and 49913 (Calumet, MI, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49912 becomes 21994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12949, 19429, 19492, 24991, 29419, 29914, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94129 in San Francisco, CA, 1,792 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
  • 🎯659 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49912 and you would come out at 46.50°S, 90.81°E — 970 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
  • 📏 At 201.3 square miles of land, 49912 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population834This ZIP834
Households439This ZIP439
Housing units843This ZIP843
Median age62.6This ZIP62.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,148This ZIP$57,148Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$115,200This ZIP$115,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$438This ZIP$438Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.4%This ZIP15.4%
Mean commute29.4 minThis ZIP29.4 min
Population density4.1 / sq miThis ZIP4.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees123This ZIP123
Annual payroll$3,986,000This ZIP$3,986,000
Tax returns filed380This ZIP380
Total adjusted gross income$20,962,000This ZIP$20,962,000

Land area

Land area201.33 sq miThis ZIP201.33 sq mi
Water area1.61 sq miThis ZIP1.61 sq mi

Other place names in 49912

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

ZIP codes near 49912

ZIPCityDistance
49925 Ewen, MI 9.2 mi
49967 Trout Creek, MI 10.9 mi
49960 Rockland, MI 15.2 mi
49969 Watersmeet, MI 17.0 mi
49910 Bergland, MI 18.5 mi
49948 Mass City, MI 20.0 mi
49947 Marenisco, MI 20.5 mi
49929 Greenland, MI 21.4 mi
49953 Ontonagon, MI 22.8 mi
49961 Sidnaw, MI 23.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49912?

49912 is in Bruce Crossing, Michigan, in Ontonagon County. Its published point location is 46.4967, -89.1942.

What county is 49912 in?

49912 lies in Ontonagon County.

What area code is 49912?

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

What time zone is 49912 in?

49912 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49912?

About 834 people live in ZIP code 49912, in 439 households, at 4.1 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 49912?

$57,148 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49912?

The closest are 49925 (9.2 mi), 49967 (10.9 mi), 49960 (15.2 mi), 49969 (17 mi) and 49910 (18.5 mi).

Is 49912 a PO Box ZIP code?

49912 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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