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48189

ZIP 48189 is Whitmore Lake, Michigan, mostly in Washtenaw County; area code 734; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Washtenaw +1 more
Metro area
Ann Arbor, MI
Population
13,893
Coordinates
42.4095, -83.7830
☼ Live from 48189 — Whitmore Lake, MI

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Where 48189 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48189
  • 🔢 Type 48189 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GBIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,189 = 3 × 16063. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48188 (Canton, MI, 17 mi away) and 48190 (Whittaker, MI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48189 becomes 98184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14889, 14898, 19884, 48198, 48819, 48891, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94188 in San Francisco, CA, 2,048 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯789 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48189 and you would come out at 42.41°S, 96.22°E — 1,296 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 34.2 square miles of land, 48189 is bigger than 49% of ZIP codes — room for about 26 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,893This ZIP13,893
Households5,833This ZIP5,833
Housing units6,107This ZIP6,107
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$87,145This ZIP$87,145Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$313,400This ZIP$313,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246This ZIP$1,246Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.7%This ZIP38.7%
Mean commute30.4 minThis ZIP30.4 min
Population density406.5 / sq miThis ZIP406.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments269This ZIP269
Employees2,809This ZIP2,809
Annual payroll$167,846,000This ZIP$167,846,000
Tax returns filed6,950This ZIP6,950
Total adjusted gross income$647,480,000This ZIP$647,480,000

Land area

Land area34.18 sq miThis ZIP34.18 sq mi
Water area2.25 sq miThis ZIP2.25 sq mi

Counties 48189 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Washtenaw County 69.5%
Livingston County 30.5%

Other place names in 48189

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

ZIP codes near 48189

ZIPCityDistance
48139 Hamburg, MI 3.3 mi
48143 Lakeland, MI 4.8 mi
48116 Brighton, MI 6.7 mi
48178 South Lyon, MI 6.8 mi
48130 Dexter, MI 7.2 mi
48105 Ann Arbor, MI 7.2 mi
48109 Ann Arbor, MI 9.0 mi
48169 Pinckney, MI 9.1 mi
48165 New Hudson, MI 10.4 mi
48175 Salem, MI 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48189?

48189 is in Whitmore Lake, Michigan, in Washtenaw County, part of the Ann Arbor, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4095, -83.7830.

What county is 48189 in?

48189 spans 2 counties: Washtenaw County and Livingston County. Most of it falls in Washtenaw 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 48189?

Whitmore Lake uses area code 734, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48189 in?

48189 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48189?

About 13,893 people live in ZIP code 48189, in 5,833 households, at 406.5 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 48189?

$87,145 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48189?

The closest are 48139 (3.3 mi), 48143 (4.8 mi), 48116 (6.7 mi), 48178 (6.8 mi) and 48130 (7.2 mi).

Is 48189 a PO Box ZIP code?

48189 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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