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48642

ZIP 48642 is in Midland, Michigan, mostly in Midland County; area code 989; Eastern time. Midland has 7 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Midland +1 more
Metro area
Midland, MI
Population
34,039
Coordinates
43.7025, -84.2353
☼ Live from 48642 — Midland, MI

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Where 48642 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 48642
  • 🔢 Type 48642 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,642 = 2 × 3 × 11 × 11 × 67. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111000000010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48641 (Midland, MI, 14 mi away) and 48647 (Mio, MI, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48642 becomes 24684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 28644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,713 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯785 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48642 and you would come out at 43.70°S, 95.76°E — 1,268 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 104.7 square miles of land, 48642 is bigger than 79% of ZIP codes — room for about 80 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,039This ZIP34,039
Households14,107This ZIP14,107
Housing units14,752This ZIP14,752
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,847This ZIP$77,847Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$207,400This ZIP$207,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,139This ZIP$1,139Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.4%This ZIP40.4%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density325.0 / sq miThis ZIP325.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees8,821This ZIP8,821
Annual payroll$445,923,000This ZIP$445,923,000
Tax returns filed16,500This ZIP16,500
Total adjusted gross income$1,640,317,000This ZIP$1,640,317,000

Land area

Land area104.74 sq miThis ZIP104.74 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 48642 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Midland County 84.0%
Bay County 16.0%

Other place names in 48642

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ZIP codes near 48642

ZIPCityDistance
48670 Midland, MI 4.6 mi
48667 Midland, MI 6.0 mi
48674 Midland, MI 6.5 mi
48628 Hope, MI 6.6 mi
48611 Auburn, MI 8.4 mi
48686 Midland, MI 8.5 mi
48657 Sanford, MI 9.4 mi
48640 Midland, MI 9.8 mi
48652 Rhodes, MI 10.1 mi
48620 Edenville, MI 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48642?

48642 is in Midland, Michigan, in Midland County, part of the Midland, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7025, -84.2353.

What county is 48642 in?

48642 spans 2 counties: Midland County and Bay 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 48642?

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

What time zone is 48642 in?

48642 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48642?

About 34,039 people live in ZIP code 48642, in 14,107 households, at 325.0 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 48642?

$77,847 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48642?

The closest are 48670 (4.6 mi), 48667 (6 mi), 48674 (6.5 mi), 48628 (6.6 mi) and 48611 (8.4 mi).

Is 48642 a PO Box ZIP code?

48642 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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