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Where 49960 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 49960 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,960 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 1249. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100101000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49959 (Ramsay, MI, 39 mi away) and 49961 (Sidnaw, MI, 32 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49960 becomes 06994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 16 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04969, 09469, 09694, 46990, 49096, 49690, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96940 in Palau, PW, 7,851 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 54%.
- 🎯667 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49960 and you would come out at 46.71°S, 90.74°E — 962 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 40.8 square miles of land, 49960 is bigger than 54% of ZIP codes — room for about 31 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 291This ZIP291 |
|---|---|
| Households | 107This ZIP107 |
| Housing units | 166This ZIP166 |
| Median age | 40.6This ZIP40.6Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $44,018This ZIP$44,018Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $61,900This ZIP$61,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 7.2%This ZIP7.2% |
| Mean commute | 25.3 minThis ZIP25.3 min |
| Population density | 7.1 / sq miThis ZIP7.1 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 40.81 sq miThis ZIP40.81 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.67 sq miThis ZIP0.67 sq mi |
Other place names in 49960
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 49960
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49953 | Ontonagon, MI | 9.5 mi |
49929 | Greenland, MI | 9.8 mi |
49948 | Mass City, MI | 12.6 mi |
49925 | Ewen, MI | 12.8 mi |
49910 | Bergland, MI | 14.1 mi |
49912 | Bruce Crossing, MI | 15.2 mi |
49971 | White Pine, MI | 17.5 mi |
49967 | Trout Creek, MI | 19.8 mi |
49952 | Nisula, MI | 22.4 mi |
49965 | Toivola, MI | 25.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49960?
49960 is in Rockland, Michigan, in Ontonagon County. Its published point location is 46.7119, -89.2584.
What county is 49960 in?
49960 lies in Ontonagon County.
What area code is 49960?
Rockland uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49960 in?
49960 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49960?
About 291 people live in ZIP code 49960, in 107 households, at 7.1 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 49960?
$44,018 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49960?
The closest are 49953 (9.5 mi), 49929 (9.8 mi), 49948 (12.6 mi), 49925 (12.8 mi) and 49910 (14.1 mi).
Is 49960 a PO Box ZIP code?
49960 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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