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49930

ZIP 49930 is Hancock, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
7,405
Coordinates
47.2030, -88.5763
☼ Live from 49930 — Hancock, MI

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Where 49930 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49930
  • 🔢 Type 49930 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,930 = 2 × 5 × 4993. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49929 (Greenland, MI, 37 mi away) and 49931 (Houghton, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49930 becomes 03994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04939, 30499, 34990, 39094, 40939, 43909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93940 in Monterey, CA, 1,843 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯714 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49930 and you would come out at 47.20°S, 91.42°E — 983 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 29m.
  • 📏 At 49.5 square miles of land, 49930 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,405This ZIP7,405
Households2,801This ZIP2,801
Housing units3,369This ZIP3,369
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$72,314This ZIP$72,314Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$214,000This ZIP$214,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$841This ZIP$841Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher43.0%This ZIP43.0%
Mean commute12.4 minThis ZIP12.4 min
Population density149.6 / sq miThis ZIP149.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments193This ZIP193
Employees2,210This ZIP2,210
Annual payroll$105,419,000This ZIP$105,419,000
Tax returns filed3,150This ZIP3,150
Total adjusted gross income$208,707,000This ZIP$208,707,000

Land area

Land area49.49 sq miThis ZIP49.49 sq mi
Water area6.82 sq miThis ZIP6.82 sq mi

Other place names in 49930

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

ZIP codes near 49930

ZIPCityDistance
49931 Houghton, MI 3.3 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 6.4 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 6.8 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 6.9 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 7.7 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 8.5 mi
49905 Atlantic Mine, MI 8.9 mi
49901 Ahmeek, MI 10.6 mi
49963 South Range, MI 11.1 mi
49917 Copper City, MI 11.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49930?

49930 is in Hancock, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2030, -88.5763.

What county is 49930 in?

49930 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49930?

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

What time zone is 49930 in?

49930 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49930?

About 7,405 people live in ZIP code 49930, in 2,801 households, at 149.6 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 49930?

$72,314 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49930?

The closest are 49931 (3.3 mi), 49913 (6.4 mi), 49922 (6.8 mi), 49934 (6.9 mi) and 49921 (7.7 mi).

Is 49930 a PO Box ZIP code?

49930 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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