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48655

ZIP 48655 is Saint Charles, Michigan, in Saginaw County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Saginaw
Metro area
Saginaw, MI
Population
5,760
Coordinates
43.2945, -84.1596
☼ Live from 48655 — Saint Charles, MI

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Where 48655 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48655
  • 🔢 Type 48655 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,655 = 5 × 37 × 263. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111000001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48654 (Rose City, MI, 82 mi away) and 48656 (Saint Helen, MI, 75 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48655 becomes 55684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45658, 45685, 45856, 45865, 46855, 48556, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85645 in Amado, AZ, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% 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 48655 and you would come out at 43.29°S, 95.84°E — 1,285 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 93.9 square miles of land, 48655 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,760This ZIP5,760
Households2,387This ZIP2,387
Housing units2,570This ZIP2,570
Median age46.7This ZIP46.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,115This ZIP$66,115Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$175,700This ZIP$175,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$581This ZIP$581Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.8%This ZIP18.8%
Mean commute31.9 minThis ZIP31.9 min
Population density61.3 / sq miThis ZIP61.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees607This ZIP607
Annual payroll$20,535,000This ZIP$20,535,000
Tax returns filed3,000This ZIP3,000
Total adjusted gross income$185,761,000This ZIP$185,761,000

Land area

Land area93.90 sq miThis ZIP93.90 sq mi
Water area1.56 sq miThis ZIP1.56 sq mi

Other place names in 48655

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ZIP codes near 48655

ZIPCityDistance
48606 Saginaw, MI 7.4 mi
48608 Saginaw, MI 7.4 mi
48616 Chesaning, MI 7.5 mi
48614 Brant, MI 7.6 mi
48609 Saginaw, MI 7.6 mi
48626 Hemlock, MI 9.3 mi
48649 Oakley, MI 10.4 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 11.1 mi
48417 Burt, MI 11.3 mi
48637 Merrill, MI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48655?

48655 is in Saint Charles, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2945, -84.1596.

What county is 48655 in?

48655 lies in Saginaw County.

What area code is 48655?

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

What time zone is 48655 in?

48655 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48655?

About 5,760 people live in ZIP code 48655, in 2,387 households, at 61.3 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 48655?

$66,115 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48655?

The closest are 48606 (7.4 mi), 48608 (7.4 mi), 48616 (7.5 mi), 48614 (7.6 mi) and 48609 (7.6 mi).

Is 48655 a PO Box ZIP code?

48655 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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