Residential delivery area · Michigan

ZIP Code 49946: Lanse, MI

ZIP code 49946 uses the postal name Lanse, Michigan and lies entirely in Baraga County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 3,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $55,341 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, its land lies in Zeba (2%) and L'Anse (1%); 98% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2024
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
499sectional center: Iron Mountain, MI (SCF 498)
46delivery area within it
Town
Lanse · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Zeba (2%) census-designated place; L'Anse (1%)
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
246.5 sq mi · 15 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49946?

49946 centers on 46.728°, -88.333° and covers 246.5 square miles of land plus 25.0 of water. It borders 5 ZIP codes: 49908, 49962, 49861, 49919, 49970.

49861 · Michigamme49908 · Baraga49919 · Covington49962 · Skanee49970 · Watton49946 · Lanse (this ZIP)49946498614990849919499704996249861 · Michigamme49908 · Baraga49919 · Covington49962 · Skanee49970 · Watton49946 · Lanse (this ZIP)49946498614990849919499704996249861 · Michigamme49908 · Baraga49919 · Covington49962 · Skanee49970 · Watton49946 · Lanse (this ZIP)499464986149908499194997049962
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49946 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49946, 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 49946 compare with the rest of Baraga County?

Rank of 49946 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)
Measure49946In Baraga CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)3,7571st of 7541st of 992
Median household income$55k2nd of 2652nd of 774
Median home value$131k1st of 2698th of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 22% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 22% of all 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 49946?

The 2020 Census counted 3,784 people in 49946; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 3,757. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
3,757
2020 Census count
3,784
Households
1,709
Median age
49.2

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 49946?

Of the 3,757 people the ACS estimates in 49946, 19.1% are under 18 and 27.9% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (80.6%), then Other or two or more (16.6%).

  • Under 1819.1%
  • 18 to 6453.0%
  • 65 and older27.9%
Age of the people of 49946 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic80.6%
  • Other or two or more16.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.3%
  • Hispanic or Latino1.0%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49946 (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 49946 earn?

Median household income is $55,341 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$55,341±$9,535
Income per person
$33,702
Below the poverty line
15.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.5%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
17.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$56,6751,850 returns; wages 61% 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 49946?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$130,900
Median gross rent
$663
Homes owned by their occupants
79.1%
Housing units
2,209
0 50 100 150 2001201020202024 0 50 100 150 2001201020202024 0 50 100 150 2001201020202024
Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 49946; 2024: 171.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49946 stops in 2024: 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 49946?

101 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 fewer than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade15
  • Accommodation and food services15
  • Other services (except public administration)13
  • Health care and social assistance12
  • Finance and insurance8
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting6

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 49946?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49946, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
49908Baraga3,201$63k11.1 mi
49962Skanee258$62k12.3 mi
49861Michigamme523$62k13.3 mi
49919Covington135$49k15.5 mi
49970Watton256$61k19.0 mi
49958Pelkie911$41k16.8 mi (near)
49814Champion1,021$77k21.1 mi (near)
49916Chassell2,865$75k21.4 mi (near)

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