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48601

ZIP 48601 is in Saginaw, Michigan, in Saginaw County; area code 989; Eastern time. Saginaw has 11 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Saginaw
Metro area
Saginaw, MI
Population
31,601
Coordinates
43.3950, -83.8893
☼ Live from 48601 — Saginaw, MI

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Where 48601 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48601
  • 🔢 Type 48601 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,601 = 7 × 53 × 131. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48557 (Flint, MI, 22 mi away) and 48602 (Saginaw, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48601 becomes 10684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 59 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01468, 01864, 04681, 04861, 06418, 06481, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86401 in Kingman, AZ, 1,686 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯797 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48601 and you would come out at 43.39°S, 96.11°E — 1,294 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 104.3 square miles of land, 48601 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 79 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population31,601This ZIP31,601
Households13,323This ZIP13,323
Housing units15,924This ZIP15,924
Median age38.2This ZIP38.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$38,900This ZIP$38,900Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$62,800This ZIP$62,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$856This ZIP$856Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.9%This ZIP9.9%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density302.9 / sq miThis ZIP302.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments507This ZIP507
Employees13,496This ZIP13,496
Annual payroll$907,758,000This ZIP$907,758,000
Tax returns filed13,520This ZIP13,520
Total adjusted gross income$481,782,000This ZIP$481,782,000

Land area

Land area104.34 sq miThis ZIP104.34 sq mi
Water area3.13 sq miThis ZIP3.13 sq mi

Other place names in 48601

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48601

ZIPCityDistance
48607 Saginaw, MI 3.4 mi
48663 Saginaw, MI 3.5 mi
48722 Bridgeport, MI 4.0 mi
48602 Saginaw, MI 4.6 mi
48724 Carrollton, MI 4.7 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 6.7 mi
48734 Frankenmuth, MI 7.5 mi
48606 Saginaw, MI 7.9 mi
48608 Saginaw, MI 7.9 mi
48787 Frankenmuth, MI 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48601?

48601 is in Saginaw, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3950, -83.8893.

What county is 48601 in?

48601 lies in Saginaw County.

What area code is 48601?

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

What time zone is 48601 in?

48601 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48601?

About 31,601 people live in ZIP code 48601, in 13,323 households, at 302.9 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 48601?

$38,900 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48601?

The closest are 48607 (3.4 mi), 48663 (3.5 mi), 48722 (4 mi), 48602 (4.6 mi) and 48724 (4.7 mi).

Is 48601 a PO Box ZIP code?

48601 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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