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48730

ZIP 48730 is East Tawas, Michigan, in Iosco County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Iosco
Metro area
none
Population
4,584
Coordinates
44.3494, -83.4871
☼ Live from 48730 — East Tawas, MI

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Where 48730 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48730
  • 🔢 Type 48730 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OELBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,730 = 2 × 5 × 11 × 443. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001011010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48729 (Deford, MI, 61 mi away) and 48731 (Elkton, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48730 becomes 03784 — and that is a real ZIP code: West Lebanon, NH, 557 miles away.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,620 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯833 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48730 and you would come out at 44.35°S, 96.51°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 32m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 81.5 square miles of land, 48730 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 62 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,584This ZIP4,584
Households2,337This ZIP2,337
Housing units3,510This ZIP3,510
Median age56.2This ZIP56.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$49,823This ZIP$49,823Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$157,200This ZIP$157,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$628This ZIP$628Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.9%This ZIP25.9%
Mean commute17.0 minThis ZIP17.0 min
Population density56.3 / sq miThis ZIP56.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments152This ZIP152
Employees1,779This ZIP1,779
Annual payroll$74,678,000This ZIP$74,678,000
Tax returns filed2,230This ZIP2,230
Total adjusted gross income$136,643,000This ZIP$136,643,000

Land area

Land area81.46 sq miThis ZIP81.46 sq mi
Water area6.89 sq miThis ZIP6.89 sq mi

Other place names in 48730

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48730

ZIPCityDistance
48764 Tawas City, MI 5.9 mi
48750 Oscoda, MI 6.0 mi
48763 Tawas City, MI 9.5 mi
48748 National City, MI 10.5 mi
48745 Mikado, MI 14.8 mi
48738 Greenbush, MI 15.7 mi
48770 Whittemore, MI 17.5 mi
48739 Hale, MI 17.7 mi
48737 Glennie, MI 17.7 mi
48765 Turner, MI 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48730?

48730 is in East Tawas, Michigan, in Iosco County. Its published point location is 44.3494, -83.4871.

What county is 48730 in?

48730 lies in Iosco County.

What area code is 48730?

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

What time zone is 48730 in?

48730 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48730?

About 4,584 people live in ZIP code 48730, in 2,337 households, at 56.3 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 48730?

$49,823 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48730?

The closest are 48764 (5.9 mi), 48750 (6 mi), 48763 (9.5 mi), 48748 (10.5 mi) and 48745 (14.8 mi).

Is 48730 a PO Box ZIP code?

48730 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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