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48456

ZIP 48456 is Minden City, Michigan, mostly in Sanilac County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Sanilac +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
788
Coordinates
43.6670, -82.7622
☼ Live from 48456 — Minden City, MI

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Where 48456 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48456
  • 🔢 Type 48456 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gShBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,456 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 673. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110101001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48455 (Metamora, MI, 57 mi away) and 48457 (Montrose, MI, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48456 becomes 65484 — and that is a real ZIP code: Huggins, MO, 661 miles away.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44685, 44856, 44865, 45648, 45684, 45846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86445 in Willow Beach, AZ, 1,766 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯856 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48456 and you would come out at 43.67°S, 97.24°E — 1,294 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 44.6 square miles of land, 48456 is bigger than 56% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population788This ZIP788
Households319This ZIP319
Housing units377This ZIP377
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,321This ZIP$62,321Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$195,000This ZIP$195,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$866This ZIP$866Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute28.1 minThis ZIP28.1 min
Population density17.7 / sq miThis ZIP17.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments18This ZIP18
Employees33This ZIP33
Annual payroll$1,532,000This ZIP$1,532,000
Tax returns filed390This ZIP390
Total adjusted gross income$20,332,000This ZIP$20,332,000

Land area

Land area44.56 sq miThis ZIP44.56 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Counties 48456 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Sanilac County 79.8%
Huron County 20.2%

Other place names in 48456

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ZIP codes near 48456

ZIPCityDistance
48465 Palms, MI 4.5 mi
48470 Ruth, MI 4.8 mi
48434 Forestville, MI 7.5 mi
48475 Ubly, MI 8.6 mi
48427 Deckerville, MI 9.3 mi
48441 Harbor Beach, MI 9.4 mi
48410 Argyle, MI 11.1 mi
48472 Snover, MI 14.7 mi
48413 Bad Axe, MI 15.0 mi
48419 Carsonville, MI 16.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48456?

48456 is in Minden City, Michigan, in Sanilac County. Its published point location is 43.6670, -82.7622.

What county is 48456 in?

48456 spans 2 counties: Sanilac County and Huron 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 48456?

Minden City uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48456 in?

48456 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48456?

About 788 people live in ZIP code 48456, in 319 households, at 17.7 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 48456?

$62,321 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48456?

The closest are 48465 (4.5 mi), 48470 (4.8 mi), 48434 (7.5 mi), 48475 (8.6 mi) and 48427 (9.3 mi).

Is 48456 a PO Box ZIP code?

48456 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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