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49922

ZIP 49922 is Dollar Bay, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
842
Coordinates
47.1244, -88.4895
☼ Live from 49922 — Dollar Bay, MI

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Where 49922 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 49922
  • 🔢 Type 49922 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,922 = 2 × 109 × 229. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49921 (Dodgeville, MI, 5 mi away) and 49925 (Ewen, MI, 58 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49922 becomes 22994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22949, 29429, 29492, 29924, 49229, 92249, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94922 in Bodega, CA, 1,833 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯713 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49922 and you would come out at 47.12°S, 91.51°E — 988 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 2.8 square miles of land, 49922 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population842This ZIP842
Households313This ZIP313
Housing units397This ZIP397
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,313This ZIP$55,313Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$121,000This ZIP$121,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$825This ZIP$825Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.8%This ZIP25.8%
Mean commute14.6 minThis ZIP14.6 min
Population density299.8 / sq miThis ZIP299.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments27This ZIP27
Employees185This ZIP185
Annual payroll$9,231,000This ZIP$9,231,000

Land area

Land area2.81 sq miThis ZIP2.81 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Other place names in 49922

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ZIP codes near 49922

ZIPCityDistance
49934 Hubbell, MI 3.7 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 4.8 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 6.8 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 7.4 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 8.1 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 8.2 mi
49963 South Range, MI 8.8 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 10.0 mi
49905 Atlantic Mine, MI 10.3 mi
49916 Chassell, MI 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49922?

49922 is in Dollar Bay, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1244, -88.4895.

What county is 49922 in?

49922 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49922?

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

What time zone is 49922 in?

49922 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49922?

About 842 people live in ZIP code 49922, in 313 households, at 299.8 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 49922?

$55,313 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49922?

The closest are 49934 (3.7 mi), 49921 (4.8 mi), 49930 (6.8 mi), 49945 (7.4 mi) and 49913 (8.1 mi).

Is 49922 a PO Box ZIP code?

49922 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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