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48629

ZIP 48629 is Houghton Lake, Michigan, mostly in Roscommon County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Roscommon +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
7,998
Coordinates
44.3122, -84.7847
☼ Live from 48629 — Houghton Lake, MI

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Where 48629 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 48629
  • 🔢 Type 48629 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,629 = 7 × 6947. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48628 (Hope, MI, 44 mi away) and 48630 (Houghton Lake Heights, MI, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48629 becomes 92684 — and that is a real ZIP code: Westminster, CA, 1,910 miles away.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24869, 24986, 28469, 28649, 28694, 29468, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96428 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,055 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯771 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48629 and you would come out at 44.31°S, 95.22°E — 1,225 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 77.5 square miles of land, 48629 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 59 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,998This ZIP7,998
Households3,882This ZIP3,882
Housing units7,328This ZIP7,328
Median age58.8This ZIP58.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$56,520This ZIP$56,520Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$156,000This ZIP$156,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$828This ZIP$828Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.6%This ZIP17.6%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density103.2 / sq miThis ZIP103.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments223This ZIP223
Employees2,060This ZIP2,060
Annual payroll$85,152,000This ZIP$85,152,000
Tax returns filed3,630This ZIP3,630
Total adjusted gross income$213,223,000This ZIP$213,223,000

Land area

Land area77.48 sq miThis ZIP77.48 sq mi
Water area3.55 sq miThis ZIP3.55 sq mi

Counties 48629 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Roscommon County 99.9%
Missaukee County 0.1%

Other place names in 48629

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

ZIP codes near 48629

ZIPCityDistance
48630 Houghton Lake Heights, MI 1.1 mi
49667 Merritt, MI 7.6 mi
48651 Prudenville, MI 9.3 mi
49632 Falmouth, MI 10.4 mi
48627 Higgins Lake, MI 10.5 mi
48653 Roscommon, MI 15.1 mi
48656 Saint Helen, MI 16.2 mi
49651 Lake City, MI 17.0 mi
48625 Harrison, MI 18.2 mi
49657 Mc Bain, MI 20.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48629?

48629 is in Houghton Lake, Michigan, in Roscommon County. Its published point location is 44.3122, -84.7847.

What county is 48629 in?

48629 spans 2 counties: Roscommon County and Missaukee County. Most of it falls in Roscommon 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 48629?

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

What time zone is 48629 in?

48629 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48629?

About 7,998 people live in ZIP code 48629, in 3,882 households, at 103.2 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 48629?

$56,520 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48629?

The closest are 48630 (1.1 mi), 49667 (7.6 mi), 48651 (9.3 mi), 49632 (10.4 mi) and 48627 (10.5 mi).

Is 48629 a PO Box ZIP code?

48629 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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