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48462

ZIP 48462 is Ortonville, Michigan, mostly in Oakland County; area codes 947 and 248; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland +2 more
Population
13,279
Coordinates
42.8484, -83.4213
☼ Live from 48462 — Ortonville, MI

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Where 48462 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 48462
  • 🔢 Type 48462 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZghBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,462 = 2 × 3 × 41 × 197. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110101001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48461 (North Branch, MI, 26 mi away) and 48463 (Otisville, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48462 becomes 26484, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24468, 24486, 24846, 26448, 28464, 28644, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86442 in Bullhead City, AZ, 1,745 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯812 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48462 and you would come out at 42.85°S, 96.58°E — 1,294 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 45.4 square miles of land, 48462 is bigger than 57% of ZIP codes — room for about 34 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population13,279This ZIP13,279
Households5,170This ZIP5,170
Housing units5,272This ZIP5,272
Median age47.1This ZIP47.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,699This ZIP$105,699Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$343,600This ZIP$343,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.8%This ZIP34.8%
Mean commute33.6 minThis ZIP33.6 min
Population density292.3 / sq miThis ZIP292.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments261This ZIP261
Employees1,544This ZIP1,544
Annual payroll$62,842,000This ZIP$62,842,000
Tax returns filed6,760This ZIP6,760
Total adjusted gross income$612,743,000This ZIP$612,743,000

Land area

Land area45.44 sq miThis ZIP45.44 sq mi
Water area1.20 sq miThis ZIP1.20 sq mi

Counties 48462 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Oakland County 91.1%
Lapeer County 8.5%
Genesee County 0.4%

Other place names in 48462

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ZIP codes near 48462

ZIPCityDistance
48438 Goodrich, MI 5.5 mi
48348 Clarkston, MI 5.6 mi
48371 Oxford, MI 6.9 mi
48440 Hadley, MI 7.4 mi
48411 Atlas, MI 8.1 mi
48362 Lake Orion, MI 8.9 mi
48346 Clarkston, MI 9.0 mi
48455 Metamora, MI 9.1 mi
48350 Davisburg, MI 9.4 mi
48442 Holly, MI 9.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48462?

48462 is in Ortonville, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8484, -83.4213.

What county is 48462 in?

48462 spans 3 counties: Oakland County, Lapeer County and Genesee County. Most of it falls in Oakland 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 48462?

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

What time zone is 48462 in?

48462 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48462?

About 13,279 people live in ZIP code 48462, in 5,170 households, at 292.3 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 48462?

$105,699 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48462?

The closest are 48438 (5.5 mi), 48348 (5.6 mi), 48371 (6.9 mi), 48440 (7.4 mi) and 48411 (8.1 mi).

Is 48462 a PO Box ZIP code?

48462 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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