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48724

ZIP 48724 is Carrollton, Michigan, in Saginaw County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Saginaw
Metro area
Saginaw, MI
Population
1,229
Coordinates
43.4578, -83.9263
☼ Live from 48724 — Carrollton, MI

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Where 48724 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48724
  • 🔢 Type 48724 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,724 = 2 × 2 × 13 × 937. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48723 (Caro, MI, 27 mi away) and 48725 (Caseville, MI, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48724 becomes 42784 — and that is a real ZIP code: Upton, KY, 428 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24487, 24847, 24874, 27844, 28447, 28744, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84742 in Kanarraville, UT, 1,581 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯796 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48724 and you would come out at 43.46°S, 96.07°E — 1,290 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 0.501 square miles of land, 48724 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 242 football fields.
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People and housing

Population1,229This ZIP1,229
Households386This ZIP386
Housing units386This ZIP386
Median age15.7This ZIP15.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$34,512This ZIP$34,512Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$66,100This ZIP$66,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher0.0%
Population density2,453.1 / sq miThis ZIP2,453.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments14This ZIP14
Employees158This ZIP158
Annual payroll$10,923,000This ZIP$10,923,000

Land area

Land area0.50 sq miThis ZIP0.50 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48724

ZIPCityDistance
48607 Saginaw, MI 1.8 mi
48663 Saginaw, MI 2.9 mi
48602 Saginaw, MI 3.6 mi
48604 Saginaw, MI 3.6 mi
48601 Saginaw, MI 4.7 mi
48603 Saginaw, MI 5.2 mi
48638 Saginaw, MI 5.3 mi
48605 Saginaw, MI 6.3 mi
48710 University Center, MI 7.5 mi
48708 Bay City, MI 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48724?

48724 is in Carrollton, Michigan, in Saginaw County, part of the Saginaw, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4578, -83.9263.

What county is 48724 in?

48724 lies in Saginaw County.

What area code is 48724?

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

What time zone is 48724 in?

48724 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48724?

About 1,229 people live in ZIP code 48724, in 386 households, at 2,453.1 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 48724?

$34,512 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48724?

The closest are 48607 (1.8 mi), 48663 (2.9 mi), 48602 (3.6 mi), 48604 (3.6 mi) and 48601 (4.7 mi).

Is 48724 a PO Box ZIP code?

48724 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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