49952
ZIP 49952 is Nisula, 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
- 111
- Coordinates
- 46.7014, -88.7849
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Where 49952 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 49952 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,952 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 7 × 223. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100100000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49950 (Mohawk, MI, 56 mi away) and 49953 (Ontonagon, MI, 31 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49952 becomes 25994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24599, 29594, 29945, 45299, 49259, 49925, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99524 in Anchorage, AK, 2,565 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 53%.
- 🎯683 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49952 and you would come out at 46.70°S, 91.22°E — 984 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 51m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 33m.
- 📏 At 78.3 square miles of land, 49952 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 111This ZIP111 |
|---|---|
| Households | 51This ZIP51 |
| Housing units | 148This ZIP148 |
| Median age | 54.9This ZIP54.9Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $79,583This ZIP$79,583Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $103,600This ZIP$103,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 5.1%This ZIP5.1% |
| Population density | 1.4 / sq miThis ZIP1.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 78.28 sq miThis ZIP78.28 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.53 sq miThis ZIP1.53 sq mi |
Counties 49952 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Houghton County | 97.6% |
| Ontonagon County | 2.4% |
ZIP codes near 49952
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49958 | Pelkie, MI | 9.8 mi |
49948 | Mass City, MI | 10.7 mi |
49908 | Baraga, MI | 11.2 mi |
49970 | Watton, MI | 15.1 mi |
49967 | Trout Creek, MI | 16.0 mi |
49929 | Greenland, MI | 16.2 mi |
49961 | Sidnaw, MI | 17.8 mi |
49965 | Toivola, MI | 17.9 mi |
49919 | Covington, MI | 21.0 mi |
49955 | Painesdale, MI | 21.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49952?
49952 is in Nisula, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.7014, -88.7849.
What county is 49952 in?
49952 spans 2 counties: Houghton County and Ontonagon 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 49952?
Nisula uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49952 in?
49952 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49952?
About 111 people live in ZIP code 49952, in 51 households, at 1.4 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 49952?
$79,583 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49952?
The closest are 49958 (9.8 mi), 49948 (10.7 mi), 49908 (11.2 mi), 49970 (15.1 mi) and 49967 (16 mi).
Is 49952 a PO Box ZIP code?
49952 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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