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Where 48662 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.
- 🔢 Type 48662 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZggBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,662 = 2 × 29 × 839. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111000010110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48661 (West Branch, MI, 64 mi away) and 48663 (Saginaw, MI, 23 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48662 becomes 26684 — and that is a real ZIP code: Pool, WV, 407 miles away.
- 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24866, 26684, 28466, 28646, 28664, 46268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86426 in Fort Mohave, AZ, 1,703 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯771 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48662 and you would come out at 43.40°S, 95.58°E — 1,270 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 50.1 square miles of land, 48662 is bigger than 60% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,185This ZIP1,185 |
|---|---|
| Households | 507This ZIP507 |
| Housing units | 560This ZIP560 |
| Median age | 47.7This ZIP47.7Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $70,321This ZIP$70,321Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $131,100This ZIP$131,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 18.7%This ZIP18.7% |
| Mean commute | 27.4 minThis ZIP27.4 min |
| Population density | 23.6 / sq miThis ZIP23.6 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 63This ZIP63 |
| Annual payroll | $2,084,000This ZIP$2,084,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 630This ZIP630 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $49,433,000This ZIP$49,433,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 50.13 sq miThis ZIP50.13 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi |
Counties 48662 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Gratiot County | 78.3% |
| Midland County | 21.7% |
ZIP codes near 48662
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48615 | Breckenridge, MI | 3.2 mi |
48637 | Merrill, MI | 4.2 mi |
48880 | Saint Louis, MI | 9.0 mi |
48641 | Midland, MI | 9.6 mi |
48626 | Hemlock, MI | 9.9 mi |
48847 | Ithaca, MI | 11.9 mi |
48614 | Brant, MI | 12.0 mi |
48862 | North Star, MI | 12.4 mi |
48801 | Alma, MI | 13.1 mi |
48640 | Midland, MI | 13.1 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48662?
48662 is in Wheeler, Michigan, in Gratiot County, part of the Alma, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4010, -84.4167.
What county is 48662 in?
48662 spans 2 counties: Gratiot County and Midland County. Most of it falls in Gratiot 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 48662?
Wheeler uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48662 in?
48662 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48662?
About 1,185 people live in ZIP code 48662, in 507 households, at 23.6 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 48662?
$70,321 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48662?
The closest are 48615 (3.2 mi), 48637 (4.2 mi), 48880 (9 mi), 48641 (9.6 mi) and 48626 (9.9 mi).
Is 48662 a PO Box ZIP code?
48662 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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zipcodes.pro. “48662 ZIP Code — Wheeler, Michigan (Gratiot County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48662
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