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48656

ZIP 48656 is Saint Helen, Michigan, in Roscommon County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Roscommon
Metro area
none
Population
3,846
Coordinates
44.3548, -84.4618
☼ Live from 48656 — Saint Helen, MI

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Where 48656 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48656
  • 🔢 Type 48656 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gSgBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,656 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3041. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111000010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48655 (Saint Charles, MI, 75 mi away) and 48657 (Sanford, MI, 45 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48656 becomes 65684, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45686, 45866, 46856, 46865, 56468, 56684, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85646 in Tubac, AZ, 1,683 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯787 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48656 and you would come out at 44.35°S, 95.54°E — 1,239 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 50m.
  • 📏 At 142.2 square miles of land, 48656 is bigger than 85% of ZIP codes — room for about 108 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,846This ZIP3,846
Households1,801This ZIP1,801
Housing units3,676This ZIP3,676
Median age57.3This ZIP57.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,750This ZIP$47,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$112,900This ZIP$112,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$742This ZIP$742Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.9%This ZIP10.9%
Mean commute28.7 minThis ZIP28.7 min
Population density27.0 / sq miThis ZIP27.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments52This ZIP52
Employees274This ZIP274
Annual payroll$10,035,000This ZIP$10,035,000
Tax returns filed1,810This ZIP1,810
Total adjusted gross income$85,164,000This ZIP$85,164,000

Land area

Land area142.24 sq miThis ZIP142.24 sq mi
Water area5.33 sq miThis ZIP5.33 sq mi

Other place names in 48656

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ZIP codes near 48656

ZIPCityDistance
48651 Prudenville, MI 10.2 mi
48661 West Branch, MI 11.4 mi
48653 Roscommon, MI 11.8 mi
48630 Houghton Lake Heights, MI 15.5 mi
48627 Higgins Lake, MI 16.0 mi
48629 Houghton Lake, MI 16.2 mi
48636 Luzerne, MI 18.2 mi
48654 Rose City, MI 19.0 mi
48610 Alger, MI 19.9 mi
48624 Gladwin, MI 20.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48656?

48656 is in Saint Helen, Michigan, in Roscommon County. Its published point location is 44.3548, -84.4618.

What county is 48656 in?

48656 lies in Roscommon County.

What area code is 48656?

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

What time zone is 48656 in?

48656 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48656?

About 3,846 people live in ZIP code 48656, in 1,801 households, at 27.0 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 48656?

$47,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48656?

The closest are 48651 (10.2 mi), 48661 (11.4 mi), 48653 (11.8 mi), 48630 (15.5 mi) and 48627 (16 mi).

Is 48656 a PO Box ZIP code?

48656 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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