48628
ZIP 48628 is Hope, Michigan, mostly in Midland County; area code 989; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Midland +1 more
- Metro area
- Midland, MI
- Population
- 2,076
- Coordinates
- 43.7736, -84.3240
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Where 48628 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.
- 🔢 Type 48628 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,628 = 2 × 2 × 12157. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011110111110100 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48627 (Higgins Lake, MI, 52 mi away) and 48629 (Houghton Lake, MI, 44 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48628 becomes 82684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28468, 28684, 46288, 48268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84628 in Eureka, UT, 1,448 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
- 🎯782 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48628 and you would come out at 43.77°S, 95.68°E — 1,262 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
- 📏 At 34.1 square miles of land, 48628 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,076This ZIP2,076 |
|---|---|
| Households | 837This ZIP837 |
| Housing units | 1,056This ZIP1,056 |
| Median age | 47.3This ZIP47.3Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $93,854This ZIP$93,854Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $215,600This ZIP$215,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,500This ZIP$1,500Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 32.8%This ZIP32.8% |
| Mean commute | 28.8 minThis ZIP28.8 min |
| Population density | 60.8 / sq miThis ZIP60.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 21This ZIP21 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 173This ZIP173 |
| Annual payroll | $7,679,000This ZIP$7,679,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 970This ZIP970 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $69,469,000This ZIP$69,469,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 34.12 sq miThis ZIP34.12 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi |
Counties 48628 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Midland County | 90.8% |
| Gladwin County | 9.2% |
ZIP codes near 48628
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48620 | Edenville, MI | 3.7 mi |
48642 | Midland, MI | 6.6 mi |
48657 | Sanford, MI | 6.7 mi |
48652 | Rhodes, MI | 7.5 mi |
48686 | Midland, MI | 9.3 mi |
48612 | Beaverton, MI | 9.5 mi |
48670 | Midland, MI | 10.0 mi |
48667 | Midland, MI | 11.6 mi |
48618 | Coleman, MI | 11.9 mi |
48674 | Midland, MI | 12.8 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48628?
48628 is in Hope, Michigan, in Midland County, part of the Midland, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7736, -84.3240.
What county is 48628 in?
48628 spans 2 counties: Midland County and Gladwin County. Most of it falls in Midland 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 48628?
Hope uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48628 in?
48628 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48628?
About 2,076 people live in ZIP code 48628, in 837 households, at 60.8 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 48628?
$93,854 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48628?
The closest are 48620 (3.7 mi), 48642 (6.6 mi), 48657 (6.7 mi), 48652 (7.5 mi) and 48686 (9.3 mi).
Is 48628 a PO Box ZIP code?
48628 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “48628 ZIP Code — Hope, Michigan (Midland County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48628
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