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48006

ZIP 48006 is Avoca, Michigan, in St. Clair County; area code 810; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
St. Clair
Population
3,889
Coordinates
43.0830, -82.6910
☼ Live from 48006 — Avoca, MI

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Where 48006 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48006
  • 🔢 Type 48006 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,006 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 127. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48005 (Armada, MI, 19 mi away) and 48007 (Troy, MI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48006 becomes 60084 — and that is a real ZIP code: Wauconda, IL, 282 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04068, 04086, 04680, 04860, 06084, 06408, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86004 in Flagstaff, AZ, 1,615 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯851 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48006 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 97.31°E — 1,270 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 71.4 square miles of land, 48006 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,889This ZIP3,889
Households1,528This ZIP1,528
Housing units1,641This ZIP1,641
Median age46.2This ZIP46.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,385This ZIP$71,385Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$240,200This ZIP$240,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,163This ZIP$1,163Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute40.5 minThis ZIP40.5 min
Population density54.4 / sq miThis ZIP54.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments31This ZIP31
Employees175This ZIP175
Annual payroll$11,721,000This ZIP$11,721,000
Tax returns filed1,890This ZIP1,890
Total adjusted gross income$134,158,000This ZIP$134,158,000

Land area

Land area71.45 sq miThis ZIP71.45 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48006

ZIPCityDistance
48032 Jeddo, MI 5.9 mi
48049 North Street, MI 6.7 mi
48022 Emmett, MI 7.0 mi
48097 Yale, MI 7.4 mi
48027 Goodells, MI 9.6 mi
48454 Melvin, MI 9.9 mi
48059 Fort Gratiot, MI 10.2 mi
48074 Smiths Creek, MI 11.3 mi
48041 Memphis, MI 11.7 mi
48422 Croswell, MI 12.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48006?

48006 is in Avoca, Michigan, in St. Clair County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0830, -82.6910.

What county is 48006 in?

48006 lies in St. Clair County.

What area code is 48006?

Avoca uses area code 810, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48006 in?

48006 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48006?

About 3,889 people live in ZIP code 48006, in 1,528 households, at 54.4 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 48006?

$71,385 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48006?

The closest are 48032 (5.9 mi), 48049 (6.7 mi), 48022 (7 mi), 48097 (7.4 mi) and 48027 (9.6 mi).

Is 48006 a PO Box ZIP code?

48006 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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