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48760

ZIP 48760 is Silverwood, Michigan, mostly in Lapeer County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Lapeer +1 more
Population
1,204
Coordinates
43.3177, -83.2526
☼ Live from 48760 — Silverwood, MI

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Where 48760 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48760
  • 🔢 Type 48760 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,760 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 5 × 23 × 53. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48759 (Sebewaing, MI, 29 mi away) and 48761 (South Branch, MI, 88 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48760 becomes 06784 — and that is a real ZIP code: Sherman, CT, 511 miles away.
  • 👥 47 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04768, 04786, 06478, 06487, 06784, 07648, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84760 in Paragonah, UT, 1,577 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯827 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48760 and you would come out at 43.32°S, 96.75°E — 1,303 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 26.9 square miles of land, 48760 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,204This ZIP1,204
Households528This ZIP528
Housing units705This ZIP705
Median age51.6This ZIP51.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,643This ZIP$54,643Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$171,000This ZIP$171,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,006This ZIP$1,006Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.9%This ZIP11.9%
Mean commute35.1 minThis ZIP35.1 min
Population density44.8 / sq miThis ZIP44.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments5This ZIP5
Employees12This ZIP12
Annual payroll$493,000This ZIP$493,000
Tax returns filed560This ZIP560
Total adjusted gross income$27,150,000This ZIP$27,150,000

Land area

Land area26.90 sq miThis ZIP26.90 sq mi
Water area0.66 sq miThis ZIP0.66 sq mi

Counties 48760 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Lapeer County 54.0%
Tuscola County 46.0%

ZIP codes near 48760

ZIPCityDistance
48727 Clifford, MI 3.7 mi
48744 Mayville, MI 5.8 mi
48741 Kingston, MI 6.9 mi
48435 Fostoria, MI 7.3 mi
48461 North Branch, MI 8.9 mi
48464 Otter Lake, MI 11.2 mi
48453 Marlette, MI 11.3 mi
48729 Deford, MI 12.9 mi
48421 Columbiaville, MI 13.3 mi
48723 Caro, MI 13.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48760?

48760 is in Silverwood, Michigan, in Lapeer County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3177, -83.2526.

What county is 48760 in?

48760 spans 2 counties: Lapeer County and Tuscola County. Most of it falls in Lapeer County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 48760?

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

What time zone is 48760 in?

48760 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48760?

About 1,204 people live in ZIP code 48760, in 528 households, at 44.8 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 48760?

$54,643 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48760?

The closest are 48727 (3.7 mi), 48744 (5.8 mi), 48741 (6.9 mi), 48435 (7.3 mi) and 48461 (8.9 mi).

Is 48760 a PO Box ZIP code?

48760 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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