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48809

ZIP 48809 is Belding, Michigan, mostly in Ionia County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia +2 more
Population
11,038
Coordinates
43.0753, -85.2580
☼ Live from 48809 — Belding, MI

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Where 48809 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 48809
  • 🔢 Type 48809 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48809 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010101001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48808 (Bath, MI, 44 mi away) and 48811 (Carson City, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48809 becomes 90884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48098, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,849 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯724 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48809 and you would come out at 43.08°S, 94.74°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 80.1 square miles of land, 48809 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 61 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,038This ZIP11,038
Households4,172This ZIP4,172
Housing units4,528This ZIP4,528
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,071This ZIP$71,071Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$210,400This ZIP$210,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$888This ZIP$888Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.2%This ZIP17.2%
Mean commute31.7 minThis ZIP31.7 min
Population density137.8 / sq miThis ZIP137.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments171This ZIP171
Employees2,049This ZIP2,049
Annual payroll$109,691,000This ZIP$109,691,000
Tax returns filed5,280This ZIP5,280
Total adjusted gross income$311,878,000This ZIP$311,878,000

Land area

Land area80.08 sq miThis ZIP80.08 sq mi
Water area2.42 sq miThis ZIP2.42 sq mi

Counties 48809 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ionia County 77.9%
Kent County 20.2%
Montcalm County 1.9%

Other place names in 48809

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ZIP codes near 48809

ZIPCityDistance
48887 Smyrna, MI 1.1 mi
48838 Greenville, MI 7.4 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 7.8 mi
49331 Lowell, MI 9.9 mi
48881 Saranac, MI 10.2 mi
49317 Cannonsburg, MI 11.3 mi
48846 Ionia, MI 11.8 mi
48834 Fenwick, MI 12.0 mi
49341 Rockford, MI 12.2 mi
49326 Gowen, MI 12.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48809?

48809 is in Belding, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0753, -85.2580.

What county is 48809 in?

48809 spans 3 counties: Ionia County, Kent County and Montcalm County. Most of it falls in Ionia 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 48809?

Belding uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48809 in?

48809 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48809?

About 11,038 people live in ZIP code 48809, in 4,172 households, at 137.8 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 48809?

$71,071 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48809?

The closest are 48887 (1.1 mi), 48838 (7.4 mi), 48865 (7.8 mi), 49331 (9.9 mi) and 48881 (10.2 mi).

Is 48809 a PO Box ZIP code?

48809 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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