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48616

ZIP 48616 is Chesaning, Michigan, mostly in Saginaw County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Saginaw +1 more
Metro area
Saginaw, MI
Population
7,577
Coordinates
43.1911, -84.1135
☼ Live from 48616 — Chesaning, MI

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Where 48616 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48616
  • 🔢 Type 48616 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,616 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 59 × 103. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111101000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48615 (Breckenridge, MI, 24 mi away) and 48617 (Clare, MI, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48616 becomes 61684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (16648, 16684, 16864, 18466, 46168, 46186, …). The farthest-flung twin is 81646 in Molina, CO, 1,270 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯783 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48616 and you would come out at 43.19°S, 95.89°E — 1,290 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 81.1 square miles of land, 48616 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,577This ZIP7,577
Households3,047This ZIP3,047
Housing units3,221This ZIP3,221
Median age45.7This ZIP45.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,819This ZIP$66,819Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$163,100This ZIP$163,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$730This ZIP$730Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.4%This ZIP13.4%
Mean commute25.0 minThis ZIP25.0 min
Population density93.4 / sq miThis ZIP93.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments149This ZIP149
Employees1,369This ZIP1,369
Annual payroll$53,141,000This ZIP$53,141,000
Tax returns filed3,650This ZIP3,650
Total adjusted gross income$216,534,000This ZIP$216,534,000

Land area

Land area81.13 sq miThis ZIP81.13 sq mi
Water area0.38 sq miThis ZIP0.38 sq mi

Counties 48616 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saginaw County 98.3%
Shiawassee County 1.7%

Other place names in 48616

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ZIP codes near 48616

ZIPCityDistance
48649 Oakley, MI 5.9 mi
48655 Saint Charles, MI 7.5 mi
48460 New Lothrop, MI 8.0 mi
48841 Henderson, MI 8.4 mi
48417 Burt, MI 10.0 mi
48614 Brant, MI 10.2 mi
48457 Montrose, MI 11.0 mi
48606 Saginaw, MI 11.6 mi
48608 Saginaw, MI 11.6 mi
48817 Corunna, MI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48616?

48616 is in Chesaning, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1911, -84.1135.

What county is 48616 in?

48616 spans 2 counties: Saginaw County and Shiawassee County. Most of it falls in Saginaw 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 48616?

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

What time zone is 48616 in?

48616 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48616?

About 7,577 people live in ZIP code 48616, in 3,047 households, at 93.4 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 48616?

$66,819 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48616?

The closest are 48649 (5.9 mi), 48655 (7.5 mi), 48460 (8 mi), 48841 (8.4 mi) and 48417 (10 mi).

Is 48616 a PO Box ZIP code?

48616 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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