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48728

ZIP 48728 is Curran, Michigan, mostly in Alcona County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alcona +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
328
Coordinates
44.7438, -83.8221
☼ Live from 48728 — Curran, MI

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Where 48728 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48728
  • 🔢 Type 48728 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BZLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,728 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 6091. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001011000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48727 (Clifford, MI, 104 mi away) and 48729 (Deford, MI, 92 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48728 becomes 82784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24878, 24887, 27884, 28478, 28748, 28784, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84782 in Veyo, UT, 1,625 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯826 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48728 and you would come out at 44.74°S, 96.18°E — 1,256 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 130.2 square miles of land, 48728 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 99 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population328This ZIP328
Households180This ZIP180
Housing units605This ZIP605
Median age57.5This ZIP57.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$46,250This ZIP$46,250Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$108,800This ZIP$108,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,097This ZIP$1,097Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute34.9 minThis ZIP34.9 min
Population density2.5 / sq miThis ZIP2.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments8This ZIP8
Employees62This ZIP62
Annual payroll$3,186,000This ZIP$3,186,000
Tax returns filed150This ZIP150
Total adjusted gross income$8,883,000This ZIP$8,883,000

Land area

Land area130.19 sq miThis ZIP130.19 sq mi
Water area1.30 sq miThis ZIP1.30 sq mi

Counties 48728 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Alcona County 88.0%
Oscoda County 12.0%

ZIP codes near 48728

ZIPCityDistance
48705 Barton City, MI 8.8 mi
48621 Fairview, MI 9.5 mi
48619 Comins, MI 11.1 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 11.4 mi
48737 Glennie, MI 14.5 mi
48647 Mio, MI 14.5 mi
48762 Spruce, MI 16.4 mi
48761 South Branch, MI 16.4 mi
48742 Lincoln, MI 18.5 mi
49753 Lachine, MI 19.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48728?

48728 is in Curran, Michigan, in Alcona County. Its published point location is 44.7438, -83.8221.

What county is 48728 in?

48728 spans 2 counties: Alcona County and Oscoda County. Most of it falls in Alcona 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 48728?

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

What time zone is 48728 in?

48728 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48728?

About 328 people live in ZIP code 48728, in 180 households, at 2.5 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 48728?

$46,250 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48728?

The closest are 48705 (8.8 mi), 48621 (9.5 mi), 48619 (11.1 mi), 49747 (11.4 mi) and 48737 (14.5 mi).

Is 48728 a PO Box ZIP code?

48728 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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