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48063

ZIP 48063 is Columbus, Michigan, in St. Clair County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
St. Clair
Population
4,206
Coordinates
42.8593, -82.6831
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Where 48063 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48063
  • 🔢 Type 48063 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EgOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,063 = 3 × 37 × 433. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48062 (Richmond, MI, 6 mi away) and 48064 (Casco, MI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48063 becomes 36084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 60 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03468, 03846, 03864, 04683, 04863, 06384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86403 in Lake Havasu City, AZ, 1,791 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 64%.
  • 🎯849 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48063 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 97.32°E — 1,262 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 36.8 square miles of land, 48063 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,206This ZIP4,206
Households1,609This ZIP1,609
Housing units1,621This ZIP1,621
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$93,844This ZIP$93,844Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$323,200This ZIP$323,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,430This ZIP$1,430Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute30.0 minThis ZIP30.0 min
Population density114.4 / sq miThis ZIP114.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments59This ZIP59
Employees357This ZIP357
Annual payroll$20,312,000This ZIP$20,312,000
Tax returns filed2,150This ZIP2,150
Total adjusted gross income$159,799,000This ZIP$159,799,000

Land area

Land area36.76 sq miThis ZIP36.76 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 48063

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48063

ZIPCityDistance
48004 Anchorville, MI 2.6 mi
48062 Richmond, MI 5.8 mi
48027 Goodells, MI 5.9 mi
48064 Casco, MI 6.6 mi
48079 Saint Clair, MI 6.8 mi
48050 New Haven, MI 7.7 mi
48041 Memphis, MI 8.4 mi
48074 Smiths Creek, MI 8.8 mi
48054 East China, MI 9.9 mi
48048 New Haven, MI 10.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48063?

48063 is in Columbus, Michigan, in St. Clair County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8593, -82.6831.

What county is 48063 in?

48063 lies in St. Clair County.

What time zone is 48063 in?

48063 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48063?

About 4,206 people live in ZIP code 48063, in 1,609 households, at 114.4 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 48063?

$93,844 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48063?

The closest are 48004 (2.6 mi), 48062 (5.8 mi), 48027 (5.9 mi), 48064 (6.6 mi) and 48079 (6.8 mi).

Is 48063 a PO Box ZIP code?

48063 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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