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48609

ZIP 48609 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
11,966
Coordinates
43.3896, -84.0832
☼ Live from 48609 — Saginaw, MI

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Where 48609 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48609
  • 🔢 Type 48609 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,609 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 491. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48608 (Saginaw, MI, 4 mi away) and 48610 (Alger, MI, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48609 becomes 90684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,101 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯787 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48609 and you would come out at 43.39°S, 95.92°E — 1,285 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 44.8 square miles of land, 48609 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,966This ZIP11,966
Households5,262This ZIP5,262
Housing units5,527This ZIP5,527
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,218This ZIP$78,218Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$170,800This ZIP$170,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$929This ZIP$929Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.5%This ZIP26.5%
Mean commute23.9 minThis ZIP23.9 min
Population density266.8 / sq miThis ZIP266.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments214This ZIP214
Employees2,365This ZIP2,365
Annual payroll$96,774,000This ZIP$96,774,000
Tax returns filed6,240This ZIP6,240
Total adjusted gross income$524,171,000This ZIP$524,171,000

Land area

Land area44.84 sq miThis ZIP44.84 sq mi
Water area3.38 sq miThis ZIP3.38 sq mi

Other place names in 48609

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

ZIP codes near 48609

ZIPCityDistance
48606 Saginaw, MI 3.8 mi
48608 Saginaw, MI 3.8 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 3.8 mi
48605 Saginaw, MI 5.0 mi
48603 Saginaw, MI 5.5 mi
48602 Saginaw, MI 5.8 mi
48663 Saginaw, MI 7.0 mi
48626 Hemlock, MI 7.3 mi
48655 Saint Charles, MI 7.6 mi
48607 Saginaw, MI 8.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48609?

48609 is in Saginaw, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3896, -84.0832.

What county is 48609 in?

48609 lies in Saginaw County.

What area code is 48609?

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

What time zone is 48609 in?

48609 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48609?

About 11,966 people live in ZIP code 48609, in 5,262 households, at 266.8 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 48609?

$78,218 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48609?

The closest are 48606 (3.8 mi), 48608 (3.8 mi), 48638 (3.8 mi), 48605 (5 mi) and 48603 (5.5 mi).

Is 48609 a PO Box ZIP code?

48609 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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