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48116

ZIP 48116 is in Brighton, Michigan, in Livingston County; area code 810; Eastern time. Brighton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48114.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Livingston
Population
27,289
Coordinates
42.5059, -83.7812
☼ Live from 48116 — Brighton, MI

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Where 48116 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48116
  • 🔢 Type 48116 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gIIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,116 = 2 × 2 × 23 × 523. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111110100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48115 (Bridgewater, MI, 25 mi away) and 48117 (Carleton, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48116 becomes 61184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14168, 14618, 14816, 14861, 16148, 16841, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86411 in Hackberry, AZ, 1,672 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯790 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48116 and you would come out at 42.51°S, 96.22°E — 1,299 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 36.9 square miles of land, 48116 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,289This ZIP27,289
Households11,451This ZIP11,451
Housing units12,149This ZIP12,149
Median age46.6This ZIP46.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$106,763This ZIP$106,763Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$385,900This ZIP$385,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher51.8%This ZIP51.8%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density738.8 / sq miThis ZIP738.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,231This ZIP1,231
Employees21,289This ZIP21,289
Annual payroll$1,005,928,000This ZIP$1,005,928,000
Tax returns filed14,870This ZIP14,870
Total adjusted gross income$1,795,008,000This ZIP$1,795,008,000

Land area

Land area36.94 sq miThis ZIP36.94 sq mi
Water area3.81 sq miThis ZIP3.81 sq mi

Other place names in 48116

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ZIP codes near 48116

ZIPCityDistance
48139 Hamburg, MI 3.9 mi
48114 Brighton, MI 4.5 mi
48143 Lakeland, MI 4.9 mi
48189 Whitmore Lake, MI 6.7 mi
48178 South Lyon, MI 7.7 mi
48380 Milford, MI 7.9 mi
48165 New Hudson, MI 8.3 mi
48843 Howell, MI 8.7 mi
48169 Pinckney, MI 9.0 mi
48844 Howell, MI 9.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48116?

48116 is in Brighton, Michigan, in Livingston County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5059, -83.7812.

What county is 48116 in?

48116 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 48116?

Brighton uses area code 810, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48116 in?

48116 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48116?

About 27,289 people live in ZIP code 48116, in 11,451 households, at 738.8 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 48116?

$106,763 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48116?

The closest are 48139 (3.9 mi), 48114 (4.5 mi), 48143 (4.9 mi), 48189 (6.7 mi) and 48178 (7.7 mi).

Is 48116 a PO Box ZIP code?

48116 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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