ZIP code · Rapid River · Michigan · United States
ZIP code 49878 — Rapid River
ZIP code 49878 serves Rapid River, Michigan.
- Postal code
- 49878Single 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)
View on OpenStreetMap - 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
- 906Telephone 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.
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Map of ZIP code 49878
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 77°F), coldest Feb (avg low 6°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 25 | 28 | 38 | 50 | 63 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 55 | 41 | 30 |
| Avg low °F | 7 | 6 | 15 | 28 | 41 | 50 | 56 | 55 | 48 | 36 | 27 | 16 |
| Precip in | 1.6 | 1.3 | 1.9 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 2.5 | 3.6 | 2.9 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 2.8 | 1.8 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: RAPID RVR 4SSE (4.1 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 49878
- 1 schools
- 2 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 5 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 2 post offices
- 15 places of worship
- 3 gas stations
- 1 police & fire stations
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.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page