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Where 49970 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 49970 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLGGh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 49,970 = 2 × 5 × 19 × 263. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1100001100110010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 49969 (Watersmeet, MI, 35 mi away) and 49971 (White Pine, MI, 50 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 49970 becomes 07994, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04979, 09497, 09749, 40979, 40997, 47909, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09749 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,783 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 95% of all ZIP codes, and farther west than 52%.
- 🎯682 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 49970 and you would come out at 46.52°S, 91.40°E — 996 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 50m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 34m.
- 📏 At 92.9 square miles of land, 49970 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 256This ZIP256 |
|---|---|
| Households | 127This ZIP127 |
| Housing units | 185This ZIP185 |
| Median age | 60.0This ZIP60.0Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $60,536This ZIP$60,536Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $112,500This ZIP$112,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 19.9%This ZIP19.9% |
| Mean commute | 23.4 minThis ZIP23.4 min |
| Population density | 2.8 / sq miThis ZIP2.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 6This ZIP6 |
| Annual payroll | $430,000This ZIP$430,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 92.92 sq miThis ZIP92.92 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.94 sq miThis ZIP0.94 sq mi |
Other place names in 49970
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 49970
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
49961 | Sidnaw, MI | 7.0 mi |
49919 | Covington, MI | 7.9 mi |
49903 | Amasa, MI | 14.0 mi |
49952 | Nisula, MI | 15.1 mi |
49908 | Baraga, MI | 16.3 mi |
49967 | Trout Creek, MI | 17.4 mi |
49946 | Lanse, MI | 19.0 mi |
49958 | Pelkie, MI | 20.4 mi |
49861 | Michigamme, MI | 20.4 mi |
49948 | Mass City, MI | 24.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 49970?
49970 is in Watton, Michigan, in Baraga County. Its published point location is 46.5229, -88.6005.
What county is 49970 in?
49970 lies in Baraga County.
What area code is 49970?
Watton uses area code 906, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 49970 in?
49970 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 49970?
About 256 people live in ZIP code 49970, in 127 households, at 2.8 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 49970?
$60,536 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 49970?
The closest are 49961 (7 mi), 49919 (7.9 mi), 49903 (14 mi), 49952 (15.1 mi) and 49908 (16.3 mi).
Is 49970 a PO Box ZIP code?
49970 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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