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48732

ZIP 48732 is Essexville, Michigan, in Bay County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Bay
Metro area
Bay City, MI
Population
11,340
Coordinates
43.6123, -83.7898
☼ Live from 48732 — Essexville, MI

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Where 48732 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48732
  • 🔢 Type 48732 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZELBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,732 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 31 × 131. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48731 (Elkton, MI, 35 mi away) and 48733 (Fairgrove, MI, 11 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48732 becomes 23784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,611 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯805 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48732 and you would come out at 43.61°S, 96.21°E — 1,291 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 24.6 square miles of land, 48732 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,340This ZIP11,340
Households5,080This ZIP5,080
Housing units5,326This ZIP5,326
Median age43.3This ZIP43.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,903This ZIP$57,903Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$169,600This ZIP$169,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher22.1%This ZIP22.1%
Mean commute22.2 minThis ZIP22.2 min
Population density460.8 / sq miThis ZIP460.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments142This ZIP142
Employees1,710This ZIP1,710
Annual payroll$88,072,000This ZIP$88,072,000
Tax returns filed5,540This ZIP5,540
Total adjusted gross income$359,239,000This ZIP$359,239,000

Land area

Land area24.61 sq miThis ZIP24.61 sq mi
Water area6.82 sq miThis ZIP6.82 sq mi

Other place names in 48732

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ZIP codes near 48732

ZIPCityDistance
48708 Bay City, MI 4.9 mi
48747 Munger, MI 6.6 mi
48706 Bay City, MI 8.3 mi
48710 University Center, MI 10.6 mi
48733 Fairgrove, MI 11.2 mi
48707 Bay City, MI 11.2 mi
48757 Reese, MI 11.4 mi
48631 Kawkawlin, MI 11.6 mi
48701 Akron, MI 11.7 mi
48604 Saginaw, MI 11.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48732?

48732 is in Essexville, Michigan, in Bay County, part of the Bay City, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.6123, -83.7898.

What county is 48732 in?

48732 lies in Bay County.

What area code is 48732?

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

What time zone is 48732 in?

48732 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48732?

About 11,340 people live in ZIP code 48732, in 5,080 households, at 460.8 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 48732?

$57,903 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48732?

The closest are 48708 (4.9 mi), 48747 (6.6 mi), 48706 (8.3 mi), 48710 (10.6 mi) and 48733 (11.2 mi).

Is 48732 a PO Box ZIP code?

48732 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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