49942
ZIP 49942 is Kearsarge, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Houghton
- Metro area
- Houghton, MI
- Population
- 55
- Coordinates
- 47.2607, -88.4166
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Where 49942 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.
- 🔢 Type 49942 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,942 = 2 × 24971. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49938 (Ironwood, MI, 96 mi away) and 49945 (Lake Linden, MI, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49942 becomes 24994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 8 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (29449, 29944, 49249, 49429, 94249, 94294, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94924 in Bolinas, CA, 1,842 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯722 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49942 and you would come out at 47.26°S, 91.58°E — 989 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 0.548 square miles of land, 49942 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 265 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 55This ZIP55 |
|---|---|
| Households | 48This ZIP48 |
| Housing units | 48This ZIP48 |
| Median age | 44.8This ZIP44.8Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $54,722This ZIP$54,722Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 43.8%This ZIP43.8% |
| Population density | 100.4 / sq miThis ZIP100.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 49942
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49913 | Calumet, MI | 2.2 mi |
49901 | Ahmeek, MI | 2.5 mi |
49917 | Copper City, MI | 3.0 mi |
49934 | Hubbell, MI | 6.7 mi |
49805 | Allouez, MI | 6.9 mi |
49930 | Hancock, MI | 8.5 mi |
49945 | Lake Linden, MI | 8.6 mi |
49922 | Dollar Bay, MI | 10.0 mi |
49931 | Houghton, MI | 11.8 mi |
49921 | Dodgeville, MI | 14.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49942?
49942 is in Kearsarge, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.2607, -88.4166.
What county is 49942 in?
49942 lies in Houghton County.
What area code is 49942?
Kearsarge uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49942 in?
49942 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49942?
About 55 people live in ZIP code 49942, in 48 households, at 100.4 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 49942?
$54,722 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49942?
The closest are 49913 (2.2 mi), 49901 (2.5 mi), 49917 (3 mi), 49934 (6.7 mi) and 49805 (6.9 mi).
Is 49942 a PO Box ZIP code?
49942 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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