ZIP code · Wakefield · Michigan · United States
ZIP code 49968 — Wakefield
ZIP code 49968 serves Wakefield, Michigan.
- Postal code
- 49968Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Wakefield
- County
- Gogebic FIPS 26053
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 46.4752, -89.9424 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 2,305 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 9 / sq mi
- Land area
- 265.4 sq mi (687.3 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $51,607
- Per-capita income
- $32,820
- Median age
- 47.2
- Households
- 993
- Housing units
- 1,405
- Median home value
- $79,000
- Median gross rent
- $662 / month
- Congressional district
- MI-1 (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 4a (-30 to -25 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Menominee (UTC−6 / UTC−5 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 49968
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 77°F), coldest Jan (avg low 2°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 20 | 26 | 37 | 49 | 64 | 73 | 77 | 76 | 68 | 53 | 38 | 26 |
| Avg low °F | 2 | 4 | 14 | 27 | 40 | 50 | 55 | 52 | 46 | 34 | 23 | 11 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: IRONWOOD #2 (9.3 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 49968
- 1 schools
- 1 hospitals & clinics
- 1 supermarkets
- 4 restaurants & cafés
- 3 bars & pubs
- 2 parks
- 2 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 1 libraries
- 1 post offices
- 5 places of worship
- 1 banks
- 3 gas stations
- 3 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