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48637

ZIP 48637 is Merrill, 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
3,024
Coordinates
43.4137, -84.3356
☼ Live from 48637 — Merrill, MI

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Where 48637 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 48637
  • 🔢 Type 48637 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,637 = 17 × 2861. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110111111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48636 (Luzerne, MI, 81 mi away) and 48638 (Saginaw, MI, 16 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48637 becomes 73684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86437 in Valentine, AZ, 1,647 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯775 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48637 and you would come out at 43.41°S, 95.66°E — 1,273 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 70.9 square miles of land, 48637 is bigger than 69% of ZIP codes — room for about 54 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,024This ZIP3,024
Households1,257This ZIP1,257
Housing units1,339This ZIP1,339
Median age45.6This ZIP45.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,865This ZIP$65,865Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$158,600This ZIP$158,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$740This ZIP$740Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.3%This ZIP15.3%
Mean commute33.1 minThis ZIP33.1 min
Population density42.7 / sq miThis ZIP42.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments32This ZIP32
Employees180This ZIP180
Annual payroll$9,826,000This ZIP$9,826,000
Tax returns filed1,590This ZIP1,590
Total adjusted gross income$100,484,000This ZIP$100,484,000

Land area

Land area70.86 sq miThis ZIP70.86 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Counties 48637 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Saginaw County 68.9%
Midland County 18.9%
Gratiot County 12.2%

Other place names in 48637

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ZIP codes near 48637

ZIPCityDistance
48662 Wheeler, MI 4.2 mi
48626 Hemlock, MI 5.8 mi
48615 Breckenridge, MI 7.0 mi
48641 Midland, MI 9.0 mi
48614 Brant, MI 11.4 mi
48640 Midland, MI 11.6 mi
48655 Saint Charles, MI 12.1 mi
48623 Freeland, MI 12.5 mi
48880 Saint Louis, MI 12.6 mi
48609 Saginaw, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48637?

48637 is in Merrill, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4137, -84.3356.

What county is 48637 in?

48637 spans 3 counties: Saginaw County, Midland County and Gratiot 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 48637?

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

What time zone is 48637 in?

48637 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48637?

About 3,024 people live in ZIP code 48637, in 1,257 households, at 42.7 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 48637?

$65,865 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48637?

The closest are 48662 (4.2 mi), 48626 (5.8 mi), 48615 (7 mi), 48641 (9 mi) and 48614 (11.4 mi).

Is 48637 a PO Box ZIP code?

48637 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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