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48761

ZIP 48761 is South Branch, Michigan, mostly in Ogemaw County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ogemaw +3 more
Metro area
none
Population
799
Coordinates
44.5109, -83.8917
☼ Live from 48761 — South Branch, MI

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Where 48761 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48761
  • 🔢 Type 48761 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IgLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48761 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001111001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48760 (Silverwood, MI, 88 mi away) and 48762 (Spruce, MI, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48761 becomes 16784, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14786, 14867, 14876, 16748, 16847, 16874, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84761 in Parowan, UT, 1,566 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 48761 and you would come out at 44.51°S, 96.11°E — 1,260 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 49m.
  • 📏 At 80.1 square miles of land, 48761 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population799This ZIP799
Households448This ZIP448
Housing units1,331This ZIP1,331
Median age63.3This ZIP63.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,188This ZIP$47,188Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$111,200This ZIP$111,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher14.9%This ZIP14.9%
Mean commute45.5 minThis ZIP45.5 min
Population density10.0 / sq miThis ZIP10.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments4This ZIP4
Employees31This ZIP31
Annual payroll$1,095,000This ZIP$1,095,000
Tax returns filed350This ZIP350
Total adjusted gross income$18,765,000This ZIP$18,765,000

Land area

Land area80.10 sq miThis ZIP80.10 sq mi
Water area0.73 sq miThis ZIP0.73 sq mi

Counties 48761 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Ogemaw County 35.6%
Alcona County 30.6%
Oscoda County 17.7%
Iosco County 16.2%

ZIP codes near 48761

ZIPCityDistance
48743 Long Lake, MI 5.0 mi
48737 Glennie, MI 9.2 mi
48635 Lupton, MI 9.9 mi
48739 Hale, MI 10.0 mi
48654 Rose City, MI 11.4 mi
48647 Mio, MI 13.6 mi
48621 Fairview, MI 15.7 mi
48748 National City, MI 15.8 mi
48728 Curran, MI 16.4 mi
48705 Barton City, MI 17.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48761?

48761 is in South Branch, Michigan, in Ogemaw County. Its published point location is 44.5109, -83.8917.

What county is 48761 in?

48761 spans 4 counties: Ogemaw County, Alcona County, Oscoda County and Iosco County. Most of it falls in Ogemaw 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 48761?

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

What time zone is 48761 in?

48761 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48761?

About 799 people live in ZIP code 48761, in 448 households, at 10.0 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 48761?

$47,188 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48761?

The closest are 48743 (5 mi), 48737 (9.2 mi), 48635 (9.9 mi), 48739 (10 mi) and 48654 (11.4 mi).

Is 48761 a PO Box ZIP code?

48761 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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