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48740

ZIP 48740 is Harrisville, Michigan, in Alcona County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Alcona
Metro area
none
Population
2,505
Coordinates
44.6639, -83.3720
☼ Live from 48740 — Harrisville, MI

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Where 48740 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48740
  • 🔢 Type 48740 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,740 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 2437. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001100100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48739 (Hale, MI, 31 mi away) and 48741 (Kingston, MI, 88 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48740 becomes 04784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 31 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04478, 04487, 04847, 07844, 40847, 40874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84740 in Junction, UT, 1,550 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 90% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯845 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48740 and you would come out at 44.66°S, 96.63°E — 1,278 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 34m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 48m.
  • 📏 At 67.5 square miles of land, 48740 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,505This ZIP2,505
Households1,209This ZIP1,209
Housing units1,627This ZIP1,627
Median age58.1This ZIP58.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,393This ZIP$54,393Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$155,800This ZIP$155,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.5%This ZIP19.5%
Mean commute19.3 minThis ZIP19.3 min
Population density37.1 / sq miThis ZIP37.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments48This ZIP48
Employees233This ZIP233
Annual payroll$8,472,000This ZIP$8,472,000
Tax returns filed1,160This ZIP1,160
Total adjusted gross income$64,860,000This ZIP$64,860,000

Land area

Land area67.48 sq miThis ZIP67.48 sq mi
Water area3.18 sq miThis ZIP3.18 sq mi

Other place names in 48740

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ZIP codes near 48740

ZIPCityDistance
48742 Lincoln, MI 5.4 mi
48738 Greenbush, MI 8.1 mi
48745 Mikado, MI 8.8 mi
48721 Black River, MI 9.4 mi
48762 Spruce, MI 11.2 mi
48705 Barton City, MI 14.1 mi
48750 Oscoda, MI 16.6 mi
49766 Ossineke, MI 17.1 mi
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI 17.3 mi
48737 Glennie, MI 18.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48740?

48740 is in Harrisville, Michigan, in Alcona County. Its published point location is 44.6639, -83.3720.

What county is 48740 in?

48740 lies in Alcona County.

What area code is 48740?

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

What time zone is 48740 in?

48740 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48740?

About 2,505 people live in ZIP code 48740, in 1,209 households, at 37.1 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 48740?

$54,393 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48740?

The closest are 48742 (5.4 mi), 48738 (8.1 mi), 48745 (8.8 mi), 48721 (9.4 mi) and 48762 (11.2 mi).

Is 48740 a PO Box ZIP code?

48740 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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