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48416

ZIP 48416 is Brown City, Michigan, mostly in Sanilac County; area code 810; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Sanilac +2 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,996
Coordinates
43.2171, -82.9850
☼ Live from 48416 — Brown City, MI

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Where 48416 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48416
  • 🔢 Type 48416 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIhBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,416 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 89. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110100100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48415 (Birch Run, MI, 42 mi away) and 48417 (Burt, MI, 48 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48416 becomes 61484 — and that is a real ZIP code: Vermont, IL, 434 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14468, 14486, 14846, 14864, 16844, 18446, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86441 in Dolan Springs, AZ, 1,742 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯839 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48416 and you would come out at 43.22°S, 97.02°E — 1,287 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 113.8 square miles of land, 48416 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,996This ZIP4,996
Households1,902This ZIP1,902
Housing units2,038This ZIP2,038
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,474This ZIP$66,474Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$222,000This ZIP$222,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$723This ZIP$723Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.3%This ZIP14.3%
Mean commute35.4 minThis ZIP35.4 min
Population density43.9 / sq miThis ZIP43.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees752This ZIP752
Annual payroll$31,418,000This ZIP$31,418,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$129,281,000This ZIP$129,281,000

Land area

Land area113.77 sq miThis ZIP113.77 sq mi
Water area0.80 sq miThis ZIP0.80 sq mi

Counties 48416 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Sanilac County 54.0%
Lapeer County 40.1%
St. Clair County 5.9%

Other place names in 48416

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ZIP codes near 48416

ZIPCityDistance
48454 Melvin, MI 8.8 mi
48453 Marlette, MI 9.4 mi
48466 Peck, MI 9.9 mi
48097 Yale, MI 10.3 mi
48461 North Branch, MI 11.3 mi
48444 Imlay City, MI 11.4 mi
48727 Clifford, MI 11.6 mi
48014 Capac, MI 13.5 mi
48412 Attica, MI 14.0 mi
48760 Silverwood, MI 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48416?

48416 is in Brown City, Michigan, in Sanilac County. Its published point location is 43.2171, -82.9850.

What county is 48416 in?

48416 spans 3 counties: Sanilac County, Lapeer County and St. Clair County. Most of it falls in Sanilac County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 48416?

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

What time zone is 48416 in?

48416 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48416?

About 4,996 people live in ZIP code 48416, in 1,902 households, at 43.9 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 48416?

$66,474 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48416?

The closest are 48454 (8.8 mi), 48453 (9.4 mi), 48466 (9.9 mi), 48097 (10.3 mi) and 48461 (11.3 mi).

Is 48416 a PO Box ZIP code?

48416 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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