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48359

ZIP 48359 is in Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Lake Orion has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 48360, 48361 and 48362.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
10,401
Coordinates
42.7208, -83.2755
☼ Live from 48359 — Lake Orion, MI

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Where 48359 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48359
  • 🔢 Type 48359 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,359 = 37 × 1307. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011100111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48357 (Highland, MI, 19 mi away) and 48360 (Lake Orion, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48359 becomes 95384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34958, 34985, 35894, 35984, 38459, 38549, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94538 in Fremont, CA, 2,057 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯818 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48359 and you would come out at 42.72°S, 96.72°E — 1,283 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 48359 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,401This ZIP10,401
Households4,325This ZIP4,325
Housing units4,540This ZIP4,540
Median age41.2This ZIP41.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$93,125This ZIP$93,125Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$350,100This ZIP$350,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,454This ZIP$1,454Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.4%This ZIP52.4%
Mean commute22.1 minThis ZIP22.1 min
Population density950.5 / sq miThis ZIP950.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments314This ZIP314
Employees7,768This ZIP7,768
Annual payroll$458,048,000This ZIP$458,048,000
Tax returns filed5,080This ZIP5,080
Total adjusted gross income$499,585,000This ZIP$499,585,000

Land area

Land area10.94 sq miThis ZIP10.94 sq mi
Water area0.29 sq miThis ZIP0.29 sq mi

Other place names in 48359

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

ZIP codes near 48359

ZIPCityDistance
48360 Lake Orion, MI 2.0 mi
48326 Auburn Hills, MI 2.8 mi
48340 Pontiac, MI 3.4 mi
48362 Lake Orion, MI 4.3 mi
48361 Lake Orion, MI 4.8 mi
48342 Pontiac, MI 5.3 mi
48330 Drayton Plains, MI 5.5 mi
48343 Pontiac, MI 5.7 mi
48329 Waterford, MI 6.2 mi
48309 Rochester, MI 6.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48359?

48359 is in Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7208, -83.2755.

What county is 48359 in?

48359 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48359?

Lake Orion uses area codes 248 and 947, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48359 in?

48359 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48359?

About 10,401 people live in ZIP code 48359, in 4,325 households, at 950.5 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 48359?

$93,125 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48359?

The closest are 48360 (2 mi), 48326 (2.8 mi), 48340 (3.4 mi), 48362 (4.3 mi) and 48361 (4.8 mi).

Is 48359 a PO Box ZIP code?

48359 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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