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49955

ZIP 49955 is Painesdale, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
499
Coordinates
47.0063, -88.6948
☼ Live from 49955 — Painesdale, MI

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Where 49955 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49955
  • 🔢 Type 49955 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,955 = 5 × 97 × 103. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49953 (Ontonagon, MI, 38 mi away) and 49958 (Pelkie, MI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49955 becomes 55994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (55949, 94559, 94595, 94955, 95459, 95549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 99554 in Alakanuk, AK, 3,003 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯700 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49955 and you would come out at 47.01°S, 91.31°E — 982 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 54m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 30m.
  • 📏 At 8.0 square miles of land, 49955 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population499This ZIP499
Households187This ZIP187
Housing units219This ZIP219
Median age30.9This ZIP30.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,402This ZIP$64,402Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$96,200This ZIP$96,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute11.9 minThis ZIP11.9 min
Population density62.2 / sq miThis ZIP62.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees5This ZIP5
Annual payroll$223,000This ZIP$223,000

Land area

Land area8.02 sq miThis ZIP8.02 sq mi
Water area0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi

Other place names in 49955

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

ZIP codes near 49955

ZIPCityDistance
49963 South Range, MI 3.9 mi
49916 Chassell, MI 5.3 mi
49905 Atlantic Mine, MI 7.2 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 8.0 mi
49965 Toivola, MI 8.5 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 12.6 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 12.6 mi
49958 Pelkie, MI 13.3 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 14.7 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 16.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49955?

49955 is in Painesdale, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0063, -88.6948.

What county is 49955 in?

49955 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49955?

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

What time zone is 49955 in?

49955 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49955?

About 499 people live in ZIP code 49955, in 187 households, at 62.2 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 49955?

$64,402 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49955?

The closest are 49963 (3.9 mi), 49916 (5.3 mi), 49905 (7.2 mi), 49921 (8 mi) and 49965 (8.5 mi).

Is 49955 a PO Box ZIP code?

49955 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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