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48623

ZIP 48623 is Freeland, Michigan, mostly in Saginaw County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Saginaw +2 more
Metro area
Saginaw, MI
Population
15,129
Coordinates
43.5193, -84.1339
☼ Live from 48623 — Freeland, MI

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Where 48623 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 48623
  • 🔢 Type 48623 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EZgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48623 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48622 (Farwell, MI, 44 mi away) and 48624 (Gladwin, MI, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48623 becomes 32684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86432 in Littlefield, AZ, 1,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯787 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48623 and you would come out at 43.52°S, 95.87°E — 1,279 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 72.8 square miles of land, 48623 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,129This ZIP15,129
Households5,234This ZIP5,234
Housing units5,547This ZIP5,547
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$101,250This ZIP$101,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$257,700This ZIP$257,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,229This ZIP$1,229Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.3%This ZIP36.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density207.7 / sq miThis ZIP207.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments274This ZIP274
Employees2,399This ZIP2,399
Annual payroll$113,492,000This ZIP$113,492,000
Tax returns filed6,830This ZIP6,830
Total adjusted gross income$650,484,000This ZIP$650,484,000

Land area

Land area72.85 sq miThis ZIP72.85 sq mi
Water area0.76 sq miThis ZIP0.76 sq mi

Counties 48623 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saginaw County 63.6%
Midland County 24.1%
Bay County 12.3%

Other place names in 48623

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ZIP codes near 48623

ZIPCityDistance
48605 Saginaw, MI 5.9 mi
48603 Saginaw, MI 6.7 mi
48674 Midland, MI 7.2 mi
48710 University Center, MI 7.8 mi
48626 Hemlock, MI 8.1 mi
48611 Auburn, MI 8.1 mi
48604 Saginaw, MI 8.4 mi
48667 Midland, MI 8.7 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 9.0 mi
48609 Saginaw, MI 9.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48623?

48623 is in Freeland, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5193, -84.1339.

What county is 48623 in?

48623 spans 3 counties: Saginaw County, Midland County and Bay 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 48623?

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

What time zone is 48623 in?

48623 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48623?

About 15,129 people live in ZIP code 48623, in 5,234 households, at 207.7 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 48623?

$101,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48623?

The closest are 48605 (5.9 mi), 48603 (6.7 mi), 48674 (7.2 mi), 48710 (7.8 mi) and 48626 (8.1 mi).

Is 48623 a PO Box ZIP code?

48623 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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