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49950

ZIP 49950 is Mohawk, Michigan, in Keweenaw County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Keweenaw
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
1,062
Coordinates
47.3863, -88.1337
☼ Live from 49950 — Mohawk, MI

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Where 49950 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 49950
  • 🔢 Type 49950 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,950 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 5 × 37. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100011110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49948 (Mass City, MI, 60 mi away) and 49952 (Nisula, MI, 56 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49950 becomes 05994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (09459, 09495, 40995, 49095, 49509, 49905, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09459 in APO AE, a military post office, 3,721 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 96% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 51%.
  • 🎯738 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49950 and you would come out at 47.39°S, 91.87°E — 999 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 57m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 27m.
  • 📏 At 201.8 square miles of land, 49950 is bigger than 91% of ZIP codes — room for about 153 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,062This ZIP1,062
Households583This ZIP583
Housing units1,293This ZIP1,293
Median age62.4This ZIP62.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$53,250This ZIP$53,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$235,000This ZIP$235,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$720This ZIP$720Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher44.6%This ZIP44.6%
Mean commute25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min
Population density5.3 / sq miThis ZIP5.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees159This ZIP159
Annual payroll$4,328,000This ZIP$4,328,000
Tax returns filed570This ZIP570
Total adjusted gross income$42,266,000This ZIP$42,266,000

Land area

Land area201.84 sq miThis ZIP201.84 sq mi
Water area11.69 sq miThis ZIP11.69 sq mi

Other place names in 49950

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ZIP codes near 49950

ZIPCityDistance
49805 Allouez, MI 12.7 mi
49917 Copper City, MI 12.8 mi
49901 Ahmeek, MI 13.7 mi
49918 Copper Harbor, MI 14.7 mi
49942 Kearsarge, MI 15.8 mi
49913 Calumet, MI 18.0 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 19.0 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 20.9 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 24.3 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 24.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49950?

49950 is in Mohawk, Michigan, in Keweenaw County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.3863, -88.1337.

What county is 49950 in?

49950 lies in Keweenaw County.

What area code is 49950?

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

What time zone is 49950 in?

49950 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49950?

About 1,062 people live in ZIP code 49950, in 583 households, at 5.3 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 49950?

$53,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49950?

The closest are 49805 (12.7 mi), 49917 (12.8 mi), 49901 (13.7 mi), 49918 (14.7 mi) and 49942 (15.8 mi).

Is 49950 a PO Box ZIP code?

49950 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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