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48748

ZIP 48748 is National City, Michigan, in Iosco County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Iosco
Metro area
none
Population
1,537
Coordinates
44.3292, -83.6976
☼ Live from 48748 — National City, MI

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Where 48748 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48748
  • 🔢 Type 48748 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,748 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1741. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48747 (Munger, MI, 56 mi away) and 48749 (Omer, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48748 becomes 84784 — and that is a real ZIP code: Hildale, UT, 1,605 miles away.
  • 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44878, 44887, 47848, 47884, 48847, 48874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84784 in Hildale, UT, 1,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 89% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯823 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48748 and you would come out at 44.33°S, 96.30°E — 1,273 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 40.0 square miles of land, 48748 is bigger than 53% of ZIP codes — room for about 30 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,537This ZIP1,537
Households731This ZIP731
Housing units1,812This ZIP1,812
Median age60.6This ZIP60.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$58,750This ZIP$58,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$161,800This ZIP$161,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$675This ZIP$675Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.9%This ZIP18.9%
Mean commute35.9 minThis ZIP35.9 min
Population density38.4 / sq miThis ZIP38.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments22This ZIP22
Employees131This ZIP131
Annual payroll$8,062,000This ZIP$8,062,000
Tax returns filed870This ZIP870
Total adjusted gross income$47,350,000This ZIP$47,350,000

Land area

Land area40.00 sq miThis ZIP40.00 sq mi
Water area1.27 sq miThis ZIP1.27 sq mi

Other place names in 48748

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ZIP codes near 48748

ZIPCityDistance
48763 Tawas City, MI 7.1 mi
48739 Hale, MI 7.8 mi
48770 Whittemore, MI 7.9 mi
48764 Tawas City, MI 9.8 mi
48730 East Tawas, MI 10.5 mi
48743 Long Lake, MI 11.2 mi
48765 Turner, MI 12.3 mi
48750 Oscoda, MI 13.3 mi
48756 Prescott, MI 15.2 mi
48635 Lupton, MI 15.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48748?

48748 is in National City, Michigan, in Iosco County. Its published point location is 44.3292, -83.6976.

What county is 48748 in?

48748 lies in Iosco County.

What area code is 48748?

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

What time zone is 48748 in?

48748 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48748?

About 1,537 people live in ZIP code 48748, in 731 households, at 38.4 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 48748?

$58,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48748?

The closest are 48763 (7.1 mi), 48739 (7.8 mi), 48770 (7.9 mi), 48764 (9.8 mi) and 48730 (10.5 mi).

Is 48748 a PO Box ZIP code?

48748 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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