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48626

ZIP 48626 is Hemlock, 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
5,766
Coordinates
43.4214, -84.2214
☼ Live from 48626 — Hemlock, MI

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Where 48626 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 48626
  • 🔢 Type 48626 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,626 = 2 × 41 × 593. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48625 (Harrison, MI, 53 mi away) and 48627 (Higgins Lake, MI, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48626 becomes 62684 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sherman, IL, 368 miles away.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 28664, 46268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86426 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 1,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯781 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48626 and you would come out at 43.42°S, 95.78°E — 1,278 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 65.5 square miles of land, 48626 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,766This ZIP5,766
Households2,271This ZIP2,271
Housing units2,338This ZIP2,338
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$84,360This ZIP$84,360Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$224,100This ZIP$224,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,103This ZIP$1,103Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher32.2%This ZIP32.2%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density88.0 / sq miThis ZIP88.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments95This ZIP95
Employees2,380This ZIP2,380
Annual payroll$189,169,000This ZIP$189,169,000
Tax returns filed2,980This ZIP2,980
Total adjusted gross income$253,652,000This ZIP$253,652,000

Land area

Land area65.52 sq miThis ZIP65.52 sq mi
Water area0.35 sq miThis ZIP0.35 sq mi

Counties 48626 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saginaw County 87.8%
Midland County 12.2%

Other place names in 48626

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ZIP codes near 48626

ZIPCityDistance
48637 Merrill, MI 5.8 mi
48609 Saginaw, MI 7.3 mi
48623 Freeland, MI 8.1 mi
48605 Saginaw, MI 8.9 mi
48655 Saint Charles, MI 9.3 mi
48662 Wheeler, MI 9.9 mi
48603 Saginaw, MI 10.0 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 10.2 mi
48606 Saginaw, MI 10.7 mi
48608 Saginaw, MI 10.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48626?

48626 is in Hemlock, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4214, -84.2214.

What county is 48626 in?

48626 spans 2 counties: Saginaw County and Midland 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 48626?

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

What time zone is 48626 in?

48626 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48626?

About 5,766 people live in ZIP code 48626, in 2,271 households, at 88.0 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 48626?

$84,360 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48626?

The closest are 48637 (5.8 mi), 48609 (7.3 mi), 48623 (8.1 mi), 48605 (8.9 mi) and 48655 (9.3 mi).

Is 48626 a PO Box ZIP code?

48626 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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