49961
ZIP 49961 is Sidnaw, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Houghton
- Metro area
- Houghton, MI
- Population
- 104
- Coordinates
- 46.4496, -88.7021
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Where 49961 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 49961 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,961 = 47 × 1063. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100101001 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49960 (Rockland, MI, 32 mi away) and 49962 (Skanee, MI, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49961 becomes 16994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (19496, 19946, 19964, 46919, 46991, 49619, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96419 in FPO AA, a military post office, 7,798 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 94% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯675 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49961 and you would come out at 46.45°S, 91.30°E — 993 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 68.4 square miles of land, 49961 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 104This ZIP104 |
|---|---|
| Households | 59This ZIP59 |
| Housing units | 173This ZIP173 |
| Median age | 73.1This ZIP73.1Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $53,750This ZIP$53,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $86,200This ZIP$86,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 23.5%This ZIP23.5% |
| Population density | 1.5 / sq miThis ZIP1.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 68.39 sq miThis ZIP68.39 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 1.08 sq miThis ZIP1.08 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 49961
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49970 | Watton, MI | 7.0 mi |
49903 | Amasa, MI | 13.0 mi |
49967 | Trout Creek, MI | 13.2 mi |
49919 | Covington, MI | 13.5 mi |
49952 | Nisula, MI | 17.8 mi |
49935 | Iron River, MI | 19.1 mi |
49908 | Baraga, MI | 22.3 mi |
49912 | Bruce Crossing, MI | 23.6 mi |
49948 | Mass City, MI | 25.2 mi |
49958 | Pelkie, MI | 25.4 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49961?
49961 is in Sidnaw, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 46.4496, -88.7021.
What county is 49961 in?
49961 lies in Houghton County.
What area code is 49961?
Sidnaw uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49961 in?
49961 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49961?
About 104 people live in ZIP code 49961, in 59 households, at 1.5 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 49961?
$53,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49961?
The closest are 49970 (7 mi), 49903 (13 mi), 49967 (13.2 mi), 49919 (13.5 mi) and 49952 (17.8 mi).
Is 49961 a PO Box ZIP code?
49961 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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