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Where 49959 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 49959 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,959 = 3 × 3 × 7 × 13 × 61. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49958 (Pelkie, MI, 68 mi away) and 49960 (Rockland, MI, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49959 becomes 95994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45999, 49599, 94599, 95949, 99549). The farthest-flung twin is 99549 in Port Heiden, AK, 2,892 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 56%.
- 🎯630 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49959 and you would come out at 46.47°S, 90.00°E — 935 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 49m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 35m.
- 📏 At 1.0 square miles of land, 49959 is bigger than 8% of ZIP codes — about 485 football fields.
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- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 372This ZIP372 |
|---|---|
| Households | 164This ZIP164 |
| Housing units | 248This ZIP248 |
| Median age | 31.9This ZIP31.9Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $47,500This ZIP$47,500Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $65,600This ZIP$65,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 10.0%This ZIP10.0% |
| Mean commute | 16.5 minThis ZIP16.5 min |
| Population density | 371.3 / sq miThis ZIP371.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 9This ZIP9 |
| Annual payroll | $172,000This ZIP$172,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.00 sq miThis ZIP1.00 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 49959
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 49959
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49911 | Bessemer, MI | 3.5 mi |
49968 | Wakefield, MI | 5.6 mi |
49938 | Ironwood, MI | 7.4 mi |
54525 | Gile, WI | 11.1 mi |
54534 | Hurley, WI | 13.5 mi |
54550 | Montreal, WI | 15.0 mi |
54536 | Iron Belt, WI | 18.3 mi |
54547 | Mercer, WI | 18.6 mi |
49947 | Marenisco, MI | 19.0 mi |
54557 | Presque Isle, WI | 21.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49959?
49959 is in Ramsay, Michigan, in Gogebic County. Its published point location is 46.4699, -89.9981.
What county is 49959 in?
49959 lies in Gogebic County.
What area code is 49959?
Ramsay uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49959 in?
49959 uses America/Menominee.
How many people live in 49959?
About 372 people live in ZIP code 49959, in 164 households, at 371.3 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 49959?
$47,500 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49959?
The closest are 49911 (3.5 mi), 49968 (5.6 mi), 49938 (7.4 mi), 54525 (11.1 mi) and 54534 (13.5 mi).
Is 49959 a PO Box ZIP code?
49959 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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