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49963

ZIP 49963 is South Range, Michigan, in Houghton County; area code 906; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Houghton
Metro area
Houghton, MI
Population
515
Coordinates
47.0489, -88.6400
☼ Live from 49963 — South Range, MI

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Where 49963 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 49963
  • 🔢 Type 49963 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 49,963 = 17 × 2939. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1100001100101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49962 (Skanee, MI, 28 mi away) and 49964 (Stambaugh, MI, 67 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 49963 becomes 36994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 12 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34996, 39649, 43699, 46939, 49639, 93649, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96943 in Yap, FM, 7,201 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
  • 🎯704 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49963 and you would come out at 47.05°S, 91.36°E — 983 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 4.4 square miles of land, 49963 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population515This ZIP515
Households247This ZIP247
Housing units332This ZIP332
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,958This ZIP$58,958Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$93,500This ZIP$93,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$817This ZIP$817Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute11.3 minThis ZIP11.3 min
Population density117.2 / sq miThis ZIP117.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$2,954,000This ZIP$2,954,000

Land area

Land area4.40 sq miThis ZIP4.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 49963

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

ZIP codes near 49963

ZIPCityDistance
49955 Painesdale, MI 3.9 mi
49921 Dodgeville, MI 4.1 mi
49916 Chassell, MI 5.1 mi
49905 Atlantic Mine, MI 5.3 mi
49922 Dollar Bay, MI 8.8 mi
49931 Houghton, MI 9.4 mi
49930 Hancock, MI 11.1 mi
49965 Toivola, MI 12.2 mi
49934 Hubbell, MI 12.4 mi
49945 Lake Linden, MI 15.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 49963?

49963 is in South Range, Michigan, in Houghton County, part of the Houghton, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 47.0489, -88.6400.

What county is 49963 in?

49963 lies in Houghton County.

What area code is 49963?

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

What time zone is 49963 in?

49963 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 49963?

About 515 people live in ZIP code 49963, in 247 households, at 117.2 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 49963?

$58,958 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 49963?

The closest are 49955 (3.9 mi), 49921 (4.1 mi), 49916 (5.1 mi), 49905 (5.3 mi) and 49922 (8.8 mi).

Is 49963 a PO Box ZIP code?

49963 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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