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ZIP Codes Starting with
47 ZIP codes start with 499, sorted at the Iron Mountain, MI (SCF 498) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Michigan: 46 residential ZIP codes across 6 counties and 1 PO Box or single-organization code (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 499 mean?
The first digit, 4, is one of ten national areas (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio). The first three, 499, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 499 to the Iron Mountain, MI (SCF 498) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 499 ZIP codes are Houghton, Calumet, Ironwood, Hancock, Iron River and Crystal Falls.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 115 ZIP codes in all: 498, 499.
Where are the 499 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 499
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49901 | Ahmeek | Keweenaw County | 217 | 276 | $48k | $85k |
| 49902 | Alpha | Iron County | 215 | 298 | $39k | $34k |
| 49903 | Amasa | Iron County | 233 | 1 | $42k | $86k |
| 49905 | Atlantic Mine | Houghton County | 2,281 | 29 | $78k | $211k |
| 49908 | Baraga | Baraga County | 3,201 | 29 | $63k | $130k |
| 49910 | Bergland | Ontonagon County | 298 | 7 | $40k | $301k |
| 49911 | Bessemer | Gogebic County | 2,729 | 60 | $57k | $106k |
| 49912 | Bruce Crossing | Ontonagon County | 834 | 4 | $57k | $115k |
| 49913 | Calumet | Houghton County | 7,510 | 99 | $54k | $110k |
| 49915 | Caspian | Iron County | 570 | 473 | $35k | $79k |
| 49916 | Chassell | Houghton County | 2,865 | 26 | $75k | $199k |
| 49917 | Copper City | Houghton County | 326 | 190 | $53k | $108k |
| 49918 | Copper Harbor | Keweenaw County | 163 | 4 | $67k | $269k |
| 49919 | Covington | Baraga County | 135 | 1 | $49k | $133k |
| 49920 | Crystal Falls | Iron County | 4,380 | 11 | $64k | $130k |
| 49921 | Dodgeville | Houghton County | 336 | 713 | – | $212k |
| 49922 | Dollar Bay | Houghton County | 842 | 300 | $55k | $121k |
| 49925 | Ewen | Ontonagon County | 566 | 3 | $56k | $113k |
| 49927 | Gaastra | Iron County | 371 | 22 | $48k | $54k |
| 49929 | Greenland | Ontonagon County | 121 | 6 | $43k | $63k |
| 49930 | Hancock | Houghton County | 7,405 | 150 | $72k | $214k |
| 49931 | Houghton | Houghton County | 10,475 | 397 | $50k | $233k |
| 49934 | Hubbell | Houghton County | 772 | 602 | $47k | $72k |
| 49935 | Iron River | Iron County | 5,841 | 13 | $57k | $112k |
| 49938 | Ironwood | Gogebic County | 7,460 | 33 | $47k | $104k |
| 49942 | Kearsarge | Houghton County | 55 | 100 | $55k | – |
| 49945 | Lake Linden | Houghton County | 2,729 | 18 | $60k | $159k |
| 49946 | Lanse | Baraga County | 3,757 | 15 | $55k | $131k |
| 49947 | Marenisco | Gogebic County | 673 | 2 | $49k | $205k |
| 49948 | Mass City | Ontonagon County | 581 | 5 | $73k | $100k |
| 49950 | Mohawk | Keweenaw County | 1,062 | 5 | $53k | $235k |
| 49952 | Nisula | Houghton County | 111 | 1 | $80k | $104k |
| 49953 | Ontonagon | Ontonagon County | 2,368 | 5 | $59k | $120k |
| 49955 | Painesdale | Houghton County | 499 | 62 | $64k | $96k |
| 49958 | Pelkie | Houghton County | 911 | 7 | $41k | $164k |
| 49959 | Ramsay | Gogebic County | 372 | 371 | $48k | $66k |
| 49960 | Rockland | Ontonagon County | 291 | 7 | $44k | $62k |
| 49961 | Sidnaw | Houghton County | 104 | 2 | $54k | $86k |
| 49962 | Skanee | Baraga County | 258 | 2 | $62k | $221k |
| 49963 | South Range | Houghton County | 515 | 117 | $59k | $94k |
| 49964 | Stambaugh | Iron County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49965 | Toivola | Houghton County | 544 | 3 | $78k | $232k |
| 49967 | Trout Creek | Houghton County | 383 | 1 | $44k | $96k |
| 49968 | Wakefield | Gogebic County | 2,203 | 8 | $56k | $92k |
| 49969 | Watersmeet | Gogebic County | 1,000 | 4 | $67k | $247k |
| 49970 | Watton | Baraga County | 256 | 3 | $61k | $113k |
| 49971 | White Pine | Ontonagon County | 369 | 16 | $40k | $60k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.