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Where 48502 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.
- 🔢 Type 48502 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOSBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,502 = 2 × 24251. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011110101110110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48501 (Flint, MI, 6 mi away) and 48503 (Flint, MI, 2 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48502 becomes 20584, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,668 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
- 🎯801 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48502 and you would come out at 43.01°S, 96.31°E — 1,311 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
- 📏 At 0.458 square miles of land, 48502 is bigger than 5% of ZIP codes — about 222 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 1,420This ZIP1,420 |
|---|---|
| Households | 210This ZIP210 |
| Housing units | 307This ZIP307 |
| Median age | 30.6This ZIP30.6Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $50,000This ZIP$50,000Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median gross rent | $1,003This ZIP$1,003Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 16.0%This ZIP16.0% |
| Mean commute | 14.0 minThis ZIP14.0 min |
| Population density | 3,100.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,100.4 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 237This ZIP237 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 3,937This ZIP3,937 |
| Annual payroll | $237,340,000This ZIP$237,340,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 440This ZIP440 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $86,349,000This ZIP$86,349,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.46 sq miThis ZIP0.46 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 48502
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48502
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48531 | Flint, MI | 0.9 mi |
48555 | Flint, MI | 1.1 mi |
48550 | Flint, MI | 1.4 mi |
48503 | Flint, MI | 1.5 mi |
48556 | Flint, MI | 2.5 mi |
48551 | Flint, MI | 2.7 mi |
48552 | Flint, MI | 2.8 mi |
48553 | Flint, MI | 3.2 mi |
48529 | Burton, MI | 3.4 mi |
48507 | Flint, MI | 3.6 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48502?
48502 is in Flint, Michigan, in Genesee County, part of the Flint, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0146, -83.6892.
What county is 48502 in?
48502 lies in Genesee County.
What area code is 48502?
Flint uses area code 810, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48502 in?
48502 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48502?
About 1,420 people live in ZIP code 48502, in 210 households, at 3,100.4 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 48502?
$50,000 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48502?
The closest are 48531 (0.9 mi), 48555 (1.1 mi), 48550 (1.4 mi), 48503 (1.5 mi) and 48556 (2.5 mi).
Is 48502 a PO Box ZIP code?
48502 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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