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48461

ZIP 48461 is North Branch, Michigan, in Lapeer County; area code 810; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lapeer
Population
7,719
Coordinates
43.1937, -83.2062
☼ Live from 48461 — North Branch, MI

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Where 48461 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48461
  • 🔢 Type 48461 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IghBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,461 = 7 × 7 × 23 × 43. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110101001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48460 (New Lothrop, MI, 40 mi away) and 48462 (Ortonville, MI, 26 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48461 becomes 16484, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,731 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯827 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48461 and you would come out at 43.19°S, 96.79°E — 1,296 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 81.4 square miles of land, 48461 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,719This ZIP7,719
Households2,986This ZIP2,986
Housing units3,114This ZIP3,114
Median age45.3This ZIP45.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,453This ZIP$78,453Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$205,200This ZIP$205,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$834This ZIP$834Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.5%This ZIP17.5%
Mean commute37.3 minThis ZIP37.3 min
Population density94.8 / sq miThis ZIP94.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees1,014This ZIP1,014
Annual payroll$43,656,000This ZIP$43,656,000
Tax returns filed3,760This ZIP3,760
Total adjusted gross income$236,392,000This ZIP$236,392,000

Land area

Land area81.39 sq miThis ZIP81.39 sq mi
Water area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi

Other place names in 48461

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ZIP codes near 48461

ZIPCityDistance
48727 Clifford, MI 7.9 mi
48435 Fostoria, MI 8.5 mi
48412 Attica, MI 8.7 mi
48760 Silverwood, MI 8.9 mi
48421 Columbiaville, MI 9.8 mi
48464 Otter Lake, MI 10.8 mi
48416 Brown City, MI 11.3 mi
48446 Lapeer, MI 11.8 mi
48444 Imlay City, MI 12.4 mi
48744 Mayville, MI 13.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48461?

48461 is in North Branch, Michigan, in Lapeer County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1937, -83.2062.

What county is 48461 in?

48461 lies in Lapeer County.

What area code is 48461?

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

What time zone is 48461 in?

48461 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48461?

About 7,719 people live in ZIP code 48461, in 2,986 households, at 94.8 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 48461?

$78,453 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48461?

The closest are 48727 (7.9 mi), 48435 (8.5 mi), 48412 (8.7 mi), 48760 (8.9 mi) and 48421 (9.8 mi).

Is 48461 a PO Box ZIP code?

48461 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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