ZIP code · Rapid River · Michigan · United States

ZIP code 49878 — Rapid River

ZIP code 49878 serves Rapid River, Michigan.

Postal code
49878
Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
City
Rapid River
County
Delta FIPS 26041
State
Michigan
Country
United States
Coordinates
45.9107, -86.8845 — precision precise (locality)
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Population
3,184 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Population density
7 / sq mi
Land area
455.6 sq mi (1,180.1 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
Median household income
$63,750
Per-capita income
$34,422
Median age
54
Households
1,423
Housing units
2,524
Median home value
$165,200
Median gross rent
$875 / month
Congressional district
MI-1 (119th Congress)
USDA hardiness zone
5a (-20 to -15 °F)
Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
Time zone
America/Detroit (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
Area code
906
Telephone area codes serving this ZIP (NANPA central-office assignments). A ZIP and an area code are different boundaries; at a border both codes may apply.

Climate — monthly normals

Warmest month Jul (avg high 77°F), coldest Feb (avg low 6°F).

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
Avg high °F252838506373777668554130
Avg low °F7615284150565548362716
Precip in1.61.31.92.63.52.53.62.93.43.52.81.8

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RAPID RVR 4SSE (4.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI

Places in ZIP 49878

Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology

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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.

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