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48611

ZIP 48611 is Auburn, Michigan, in Bay County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Bay
Metro area
Bay City, MI
Population
6,093
Coordinates
43.6341, -84.0972
☼ Live from 48611 — Auburn, MI

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Where 48611 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48611
  • 🔢 Type 48611 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48611 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48610 (Alger, MI, 35 mi away) and 48612 (Beaverton, MI, 24 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48611 becomes 11684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14168, 14618, 14816, 14861, 16148, 16841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86411 in Hackberry, AZ, 1,667 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯790 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48611 and you would come out at 43.63°S, 95.90°E — 1,277 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 38.2 square miles of land, 48611 is bigger than 52% of ZIP codes — room for about 29 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,093This ZIP6,093
Households2,640This ZIP2,640
Housing units2,667This ZIP2,667
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,963This ZIP$87,963Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$177,100This ZIP$177,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$933This ZIP$933Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density159.6 / sq miThis ZIP159.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments111This ZIP111
Employees1,419This ZIP1,419
Annual payroll$82,767,000This ZIP$82,767,000
Tax returns filed3,340This ZIP3,340
Total adjusted gross income$246,655,000This ZIP$246,655,000

Land area

Land area38.18 sq miThis ZIP38.18 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

Other place names in 48611

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

ZIP codes near 48611

ZIPCityDistance
48674 Midland, MI 5.2 mi
48631 Kawkawlin, MI 6.3 mi
48706 Bay City, MI 7.4 mi
48667 Midland, MI 7.6 mi
48710 University Center, MI 7.7 mi
48670 Midland, MI 8.0 mi
48623 Freeland, MI 8.1 mi
48642 Midland, MI 8.4 mi
48634 Linwood, MI 9.2 mi
48707 Bay City, MI 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48611?

48611 is in Auburn, Michigan, in Bay County, part of the Bay City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6341, -84.0972.

What county is 48611 in?

48611 lies in Bay County.

What area code is 48611?

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

What time zone is 48611 in?

48611 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48611?

About 6,093 people live in ZIP code 48611, in 2,640 households, at 159.6 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 48611?

$87,963 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48611?

The closest are 48674 (5.2 mi), 48631 (6.3 mi), 48706 (7.4 mi), 48667 (7.6 mi) and 48710 (7.7 mi).

Is 48611 a PO Box ZIP code?

48611 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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