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49917

ZIP 49917 is Copper City, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
326
Coordinates
47.2814, -88.3591
☼ Live from 49917 — Copper City, MI

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Where 49917 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49917
  • 🔢 Type 49917 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,917 = 3 × 7 × 2377. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49916 (Chassell, MI, 23 mi away) and 49918 (Copper Harbor, MI, 27 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49917 becomes 71994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (17949, 19947, 47199, 47991, 49719, 49791, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99741 in Galena, AK, 2,736 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯725 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49917 and you would come out at 47.28°S, 91.64°E — 991 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 1.7 square miles of land, 49917 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population326This ZIP326
Households101This ZIP101
Housing units144This ZIP144
Median age31.7This ZIP31.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,917This ZIP$52,917Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$107,800This ZIP$107,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.7%This ZIP11.7%
Mean commute12.9 minThis ZIP12.9 min
Population density190.0 / sq miThis ZIP190.0 / sq mi

Land area

Land area1.72 sq miThis ZIP1.72 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 49917

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

ZIP codes near 49917

ZIPCityDistance
49901 Ahmeek, MI 1.8 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 3.0 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 5.2 mi
49805 Allouez, MI 5.8 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 8.8 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 9.3 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 11.5 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 12.5 mi
49950 Mohawk, MI 12.8 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 14.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49917?

49917 is in Copper City, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2814, -88.3591.

What county is 49917 in?

49917 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49917?

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

What time zone is 49917 in?

49917 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49917?

About 326 people live in ZIP code 49917, in 101 households, at 190.0 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 49917?

$52,917 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49917?

The closest are 49901 (1.8 mi), 49942 (3 mi), 49913 (5.2 mi), 49805 (5.8 mi) and 49934 (8.8 mi).

Is 49917 a PO Box ZIP code?

49917 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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