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48356

ZIP 48356 is in Highland, Michigan, in Oakland County; Eastern time. Highland has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48357.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
8,365
Coordinates
42.6544, -83.5929
☼ Live from 48356 — Highland, MI

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Where 48356 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48356
  • 🔢 Type 48356 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,356 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 11 × 157. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48353 (Hartland, MI, 6 mi away) and 48357 (Highland, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48356 becomes 65384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34685, 35468, 35486, 35648, 36458, 36548, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85364 in Yuma, AZ, 1,820 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯802 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48356 and you would come out at 42.65°S, 96.41°E — 1,295 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 14.0 square miles of land, 48356 is bigger than 32% of ZIP codes — room for about 11 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,365This ZIP8,365
Households3,233This ZIP3,233
Housing units3,419This ZIP3,419
Median age44.1This ZIP44.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$103,872This ZIP$103,872Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$336,800This ZIP$336,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$874This ZIP$874Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute34.7 minThis ZIP34.7 min
Population density597.2 / sq miThis ZIP597.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments151This ZIP151
Employees956This ZIP956
Annual payroll$41,199,000This ZIP$41,199,000
Tax returns filed4,280This ZIP4,280
Total adjusted gross income$431,562,000This ZIP$431,562,000

Land area

Land area14.01 sq miThis ZIP14.01 sq mi
Water area1.40 sq miThis ZIP1.40 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48356

ZIPCityDistance
48357 Highland, MI 2.7 mi
48383 White Lake, MI 3.4 mi
48386 White Lake, MI 5.8 mi
48353 Hartland, MI 6.2 mi
48380 Milford, MI 6.2 mi
48382 Commerce Township, MI 6.5 mi
48381 Milford, MI 6.6 mi
48350 Davisburg, MI 6.7 mi
48387 Union Lake, MI 7.9 mi
48327 Waterford, MI 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48356?

48356 is in Highland, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6544, -83.5929.

What county is 48356 in?

48356 lies in Oakland County.

What time zone is 48356 in?

48356 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48356?

About 8,365 people live in ZIP code 48356, in 3,233 households, at 597.2 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 48356?

$103,872 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48356?

The closest are 48357 (2.7 mi), 48383 (3.4 mi), 48386 (5.8 mi), 48353 (6.2 mi) and 48380 (6.2 mi).

Is 48356 a PO Box ZIP code?

48356 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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