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48705

ZIP 48705 is Barton City, Michigan, in Alcona County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alcona
Metro area
none
Population
521
Coordinates
44.6951, -83.6560
☼ Live from 48705 — Barton City, MI

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Where 48705 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48705
  • 🔢 Type 48705 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,705 = 3 × 5 × 17 × 191. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48703 (Au Gres, MI, 44 mi away) and 48706 (Bay City, MI, 77 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48705 becomes 50784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04578, 04758, 04785, 05478, 05487, 05748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85074 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,699 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯832 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48705 and you would come out at 44.70°S, 96.34°E — 1,265 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 35m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 80.4 square miles of land, 48705 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population521This ZIP521
Households265This ZIP265
Housing units681This ZIP681
Median age54.7This ZIP54.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,104This ZIP$65,104Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$120,300This ZIP$120,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density6.5 / sq miThis ZIP6.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees26This ZIP26
Annual payroll$838,000This ZIP$838,000
Tax returns filed260This ZIP260
Total adjusted gross income$12,848,000This ZIP$12,848,000

Land area

Land area80.41 sq miThis ZIP80.41 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48705

ZIPCityDistance
48728 Curran, MI 8.8 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 9.8 mi
48737 Glennie, MI 10.4 mi
48742 Lincoln, MI 10.5 mi
48762 Spruce, MI 10.6 mi
48745 Mikado, MI 12.4 mi
48740 Harrisville, MI 14.1 mi
48761 South Branch, MI 17.2 mi
48721 Black River, MI 17.5 mi
48621 Fairview, MI 17.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48705?

48705 is in Barton City, Michigan, in Alcona County. Its published point location is 44.6951, -83.6560.

What county is 48705 in?

48705 lies in Alcona County.

What area code is 48705?

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

What time zone is 48705 in?

48705 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48705?

About 521 people live in ZIP code 48705, in 265 households, at 6.5 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 48705?

$65,104 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48705?

The closest are 48728 (8.8 mi), 49747 (9.8 mi), 48737 (10.4 mi), 48742 (10.5 mi) and 48762 (10.6 mi).

Is 48705 a PO Box ZIP code?

48705 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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