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Where 48743 is
Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.
- 🔢 Type 48743 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,743 = 79 × 617. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111001100111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48742 (Lincoln, MI, 28 mi away) and 48744 (Mayville, MI, 80 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48743 becomes 34784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34478, 34487, 34748, 38474, 38744, 43748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84743 in Kingston, UT, 1,523 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
- 🎯817 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48743 and you would come out at 44.44°S, 96.14°E — 1,263 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 33m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 50m.
- 📏 At 2.2 square miles of land, 48743 is bigger than 12% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.7 Central Parks.
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 30This ZIP30 |
|---|---|
| Households | 13This ZIP13 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Median age | 60.5This ZIP60.5Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Population density | 13.5 / sq miThis ZIP13.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 2.23 sq miThis ZIP2.23 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.07 sq miThis ZIP0.07 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 48743
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48739 | Hale, MI | 5.0 mi |
48761 | South Branch, MI | 5.0 mi |
48635 | Lupton, MI | 7.5 mi |
48737 | Glennie, MI | 10.6 mi |
48748 | National City, MI | 11.2 mi |
48654 | Rose City, MI | 12.8 mi |
48770 | Whittemore, MI | 13.3 mi |
48756 | Prescott, MI | 15.3 mi |
48647 | Mio, MI | 18.2 mi |
48763 | Tawas City, MI | 18.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48743?
48743 is in Long Lake, Michigan, in Iosco County. Its published point location is 44.4411, -83.8632.
What county is 48743 in?
48743 lies in Iosco County.
What area code is 48743?
Long Lake uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48743 in?
48743 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48743?
About 30 people live in ZIP code 48743, in 13 households, at 13.5 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 48743?
The closest are 48739 (5 mi), 48761 (5 mi), 48635 (7.5 mi), 48737 (10.6 mi) and 48748 (11.2 mi).
Is 48743 a PO Box ZIP code?
48743 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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