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48143

ZIP 48143 is Lakeland, Michigan, in Livingston County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Livingston
Population
139
Coordinates
42.4573, -83.8522
☼ Live from 48143 — Lakeland, MI

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Where 48143 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48143
  • 🔢 Type 48143 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,143 = 31 × 1553. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48141 (Inkster, MI, 29 mi away) and 48144 (Lambertville, MI, 50 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48143 becomes 34184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13484, 13844, 14843, 18344, 18434, 18443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84134 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,449 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯786 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48143 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 96.15°E — 1,300 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 0.038 square miles of land, 48143 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 18 football fields.
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People and housing

Population139This ZIP139
Households42This ZIP42
Housing units42This ZIP42
Median age45.2This ZIP45.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Bachelor's degree or higher91.6%This ZIP91.6%
Population density3,657.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,657.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments16This ZIP16
Employees268This ZIP268
Annual payroll$10,472,000This ZIP$10,472,000

Land area

Land area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi
Water area0.23 sq miThis ZIP0.23 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48143

ZIPCityDistance
48139 Hamburg, MI 2.3 mi
48189 Whitmore Lake, MI 4.8 mi
48169 Pinckney, MI 4.9 mi
48116 Brighton, MI 4.9 mi
48130 Dexter, MI 7.1 mi
48843 Howell, MI 8.9 mi
48114 Brighton, MI 9.1 mi
48178 South Lyon, MI 10.0 mi
48844 Howell, MI 10.5 mi
48137 Gregory, MI 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48143?

48143 is in Lakeland, Michigan, in Livingston County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4573, -83.8522.

What county is 48143 in?

48143 lies in Livingston County.

What time zone is 48143 in?

48143 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48143?

About 139 people live in ZIP code 48143, in 42 households, at 3,657.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What ZIP codes are near 48143?

The closest are 48139 (2.3 mi), 48189 (4.8 mi), 48169 (4.9 mi), 48116 (4.9 mi) and 48130 (7.1 mi).

Is 48143 a PO Box ZIP code?

48143 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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