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ZIP Code 49806: Au Train, MI

ZIP code 49806 uses the postal name Au Train, Michigan and lies entirely in Alger County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 610 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $85,625 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
498sectional center: Iron Mountain, MI (SCF 498)
06delivery area within it
Town
Au Train · its only residential ZIP
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
35.1 sq mi · 17 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49806?

49806 centers on 46.452°, -86.901° and covers 35.1 square miles of land plus 17.9 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 49822, 49862, 49816.

49816 · Chatham49822 · Deerton49862 · Munising49806 · Au Train (this ZIP)4980649862498164982249816 · Chatham49822 · Deerton49862 · Munising49806 · Au Train (this ZIP)4980649862498164982249816 · Chatham49822 · Deerton49862 · Munising49806 · Au Train (this ZIP)49806498624981649822
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49806 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49806, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 49806 compare with the rest of Alger County?

Rank of 49806 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure49806In Alger CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)6057th of 13866th of 992
Median household income$86knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$282knot rankednot ranked

49806's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (605). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 24% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 49806?

The 2020 Census counted 480 people in 49806; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 605. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
605±126 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
480
Households
243
Median age
60.3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 49806?

Of the 605 people the ACS estimates in 49806, 12.6% are under 18 and 37.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (77.2%), then Hispanic or Latino (12.4%).

  • Under 1812.6%
  • 18 to 6449.8%
  • 65 and older37.7%
Age of the people of 49806 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic77.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino12.4%
  • Other or two or more9.6%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.8%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49806 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 49806 earn?

Median household income is $85,625 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$85,625
Income per person
$37,338
Below the poverty line
7.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
9.9%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
36.3%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$75,136280 returns; wages 46% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 49806?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$281,800
Median gross rent
–
Homes owned by their occupants
95.5%
Housing units
609
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Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 49806; 2021: 139.7. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49806 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 49806?

12 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction3
  • Accommodation and food services3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 49806?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49806, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
49822Deerton214$58k6.0 mi
49862Munising4,546$61k9.1 mi
49816Chatham666$71k12.0 mi
49825Eben Junction328$77k7.4 mi (near)
49826Rumely214$61k11.5 mi (near)
49885Skandia1,947$81k16.2 mi (near)
49891Trenary548$46k17.1 mi (near)
49895Wetmore840$47k22.5 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.