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48763

ZIP 48763 is in Tawas City, Michigan, mostly in Iosco County; area code 989; Eastern time. Tawas City has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48764.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Iosco +1 more
Metro area
none
Population
4,883
Coordinates
44.2460, -83.6134
☼ Live from 48763 — Tawas City, MI

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Where 48763 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48763
  • 🔢 Type 48763 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgLBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,763 = 11 × 11 × 13 × 31. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111001111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48762 (Spruce, MI, 39 mi away) and 48764 (Tawas City, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48763 becomes 36784 — and that is a real ZIP code: Thomasville, AL, 882 miles away.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34786, 36748, 36784, 36874, 37684, 37846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86437 in Valentine, AZ, 1,693 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 88% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯825 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48763 and you would come out at 44.25°S, 96.39°E — 1,280 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 31m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 51m.
  • 📏 At 88.9 square miles of land, 48763 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,883This ZIP4,883
Households1,957This ZIP1,957
Housing units2,966This ZIP2,966
Median age50.1This ZIP50.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,677This ZIP$59,677Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$162,400This ZIP$162,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$851This ZIP$851Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.6%This ZIP20.6%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density54.9 / sq miThis ZIP54.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments138This ZIP138
Employees1,337This ZIP1,337
Annual payroll$64,510,000This ZIP$64,510,000
Tax returns filed2,280This ZIP2,280
Total adjusted gross income$147,108,000This ZIP$147,108,000

Land area

Land area88.94 sq miThis ZIP88.94 sq mi
Water area4.31 sq miThis ZIP4.31 sq mi

Counties 48763 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Iosco County 92.8%
Arenac County 7.2%

Other place names in 48763

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ZIP codes near 48763

ZIPCityDistance
48764 Tawas City, MI 4.9 mi
48748 National City, MI 7.1 mi
48765 Turner, MI 8.3 mi
48730 East Tawas, MI 9.5 mi
48770 Whittemore, MI 9.9 mi
48703 Au Gres, MI 13.0 mi
48739 Hale, MI 14.3 mi
48750 Oscoda, MI 14.8 mi
48766 Twining, MI 15.3 mi
48756 Prescott, MI 17.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48763?

48763 is in Tawas City, Michigan, in Iosco County. Its published point location is 44.2460, -83.6134.

What county is 48763 in?

48763 spans 2 counties: Iosco County and Arenac County. Most of it falls in Iosco 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 48763?

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

What time zone is 48763 in?

48763 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48763?

About 4,883 people live in ZIP code 48763, in 1,957 households, at 54.9 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 48763?

$59,677 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48763?

The closest are 48764 (4.9 mi), 48748 (7.1 mi), 48765 (8.3 mi), 48730 (9.5 mi) and 48770 (9.9 mi).

Is 48763 a PO Box ZIP code?

48763 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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