Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 48706 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 48706 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,706 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 7 × 71. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111001000010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48705 (Barton City, MI, 77 mi away) and 48707 (Bay City, MI, 9 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48706 becomes 60784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84760 in Paragonah, UT, 1,543 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯797 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48706 and you would come out at 43.60°S, 96.04°E — 1,284 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
- 📏 At 66.3 square miles of land, 48706 is bigger than 67% of ZIP codes — room for about 50 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 38,974This ZIP38,974 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,184This ZIP17,184 |
| Housing units | 18,537This ZIP18,537 |
| Median age | 44.7This ZIP44.7Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $62,747This ZIP$62,747Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $155,800This ZIP$155,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $922This ZIP$922Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 24.7%This ZIP24.7% |
| Mean commute | 20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min |
| Population density | 587.8 / sq miThis ZIP587.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 904This ZIP904 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12,822This ZIP12,822 |
| Annual payroll | $622,935,000This ZIP$622,935,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 20,360This ZIP20,360 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $1,322,682,000This ZIP$1,322,682,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 66.30 sq miThis ZIP66.30 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 5.80 sq miThis ZIP5.80 sq mi |
Other place names in 48706
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48706
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48710 | University Center, MI | 3.6 mi |
48708 | Bay City, MI | 6.2 mi |
48631 | Kawkawlin, MI | 6.2 mi |
48604 | Saginaw, MI | 7.2 mi |
48611 | Auburn, MI | 7.4 mi |
48732 | Essexville, MI | 8.3 mi |
48707 | Bay City, MI | 9.3 mi |
48724 | Carrollton, MI | 10.2 mi |
48623 | Freeland, MI | 10.7 mi |
48603 | Saginaw, MI | 10.7 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 48706 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48706?
48706 is in Bay City, Michigan, in Bay County, part of the Bay City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6038, -83.9554.
What county is 48706 in?
48706 lies in Bay County.
What area code is 48706?
Bay City uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48706 in?
48706 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48706?
About 38,974 people live in ZIP code 48706, in 17,184 households, at 587.8 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 48706?
$62,747 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48706?
The closest are 48710 (3.6 mi), 48708 (6.2 mi), 48631 (6.2 mi), 48604 (7.2 mi) and 48611 (7.4 mi).
Is 48706 a PO Box ZIP code?
48706 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “48706 ZIP Code — Bay City, Michigan (Bay County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48706
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48706.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.