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49945

ZIP 49945 is Lake Linden, Michigan, mostly in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton +1 more
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
2,729
Coordinates
47.1482, -88.3371
☼ Live from 49945 — Lake Linden, MI

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Where 49945 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 49945
  • 🔢 Type 49945 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ShGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,945 = 5 × 7 × 1427. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49942 (Kearsarge, MI, 9 mi away) and 49946 (Lanse, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49945 becomes 54994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (49459, 54499, 54949, 94549, 94945, 94954, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95494 in Yorkville, CA, 1,840 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯720 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49945 and you would come out at 47.15°S, 91.66°E — 995 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 149.0 square miles of land, 49945 is bigger than 86% of ZIP codes — room for about 113 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,729This ZIP2,729
Households1,331This ZIP1,331
Housing units2,318This ZIP2,318
Median age52.4This ZIP52.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,453This ZIP$59,453Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$159,100This ZIP$159,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$556This ZIP$556Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.9%This ZIP24.9%
Mean commute21.1 minThis ZIP21.1 min
Population density18.3 / sq miThis ZIP18.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees238This ZIP238
Annual payroll$6,446,000This ZIP$6,446,000
Tax returns filed1,290This ZIP1,290
Total adjusted gross income$77,670,000This ZIP$77,670,000

Land area

Land area149.01 sq miThis ZIP149.01 sq mi
Water area18.70 sq miThis ZIP18.70 sq mi

Counties 49945 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Houghton County 63.1%
Keweenaw County 36.9%

Other place names in 49945

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

ZIP codes near 49945

ZIPCityDistance
49934 Hubbell, MI 4.9 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 7.4 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 8.3 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 8.6 mi
49917 Copper City, MI 9.3 mi
49901 Ahmeek, MI 10.3 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 11.9 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 12.1 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 14.5 mi
49805 Allouez, MI 15.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49945?

49945 is in Lake Linden, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.1482, -88.3371.

What county is 49945 in?

49945 spans 2 counties: Houghton County and Keweenaw County. Most of it falls in Houghton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 49945?

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

What time zone is 49945 in?

49945 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49945?

About 2,729 people live in ZIP code 49945, in 1,331 households, at 18.3 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 49945?

$59,453 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49945?

The closest are 49934 (4.9 mi), 49922 (7.4 mi), 49913 (8.3 mi), 49942 (8.6 mi) and 49917 (9.3 mi).

Is 49945 a PO Box ZIP code?

49945 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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