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48813

ZIP 48813 is Charlotte, Michigan, mostly in Eaton County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton +1 more
Population
20,564
Coordinates
42.5734, -84.8457
☼ Live from 48813 — Charlotte, MI

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Where 48813 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 48813
  • 🔢 Type 48813 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,813 = 3 × 53 × 307. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48812 (Cedar Lake, MI, 58 mi away) and 48815 (Clarksville, MI, 28 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48813 becomes 31884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,585 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯738 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48813 and you would come out at 42.57°S, 95.15°E — 1,279 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 168.1 square miles of land, 48813 is bigger than 88% of ZIP codes — room for about 128 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,564This ZIP20,564
Households7,762This ZIP7,762
Housing units8,248This ZIP8,248
Median age39.9This ZIP39.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$80,429This ZIP$80,429Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$192,800This ZIP$192,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$957This ZIP$957Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher19.0%This ZIP19.0%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density122.4 / sq miThis ZIP122.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments440This ZIP440
Employees5,844This ZIP5,844
Annual payroll$296,610,000This ZIP$296,610,000
Tax returns filed10,150This ZIP10,150
Total adjusted gross income$665,028,000This ZIP$665,028,000

Land area

Land area168.05 sq miThis ZIP168.05 sq mi
Water area0.53 sq miThis ZIP0.53 sq mi

Counties 48813 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Eaton County 99.9%
Calhoun County 0.1%

Other place names in 48813

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

ZIP codes near 48813

ZIPCityDistance
48908 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48876 Potterville, MI 7.7 mi
49096 Vermontville, MI 9.3 mi
49076 Olivet, MI 10.2 mi
48827 Eaton Rapids, MI 10.4 mi
48821 Dimondale, MI 10.9 mi
48861 Mulliken, MI 11.3 mi
48837 Grand Ledge, MI 12.6 mi
49021 Bellevue, MI 13.2 mi
49073 Nashville, MI 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48813?

48813 is in Charlotte, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5734, -84.8457.

What county is 48813 in?

48813 spans 2 counties: Eaton County and Calhoun County. Most of it falls in Eaton 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 48813?

Charlotte uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48813 in?

48813 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48813?

About 20,564 people live in ZIP code 48813, in 7,762 households, at 122.4 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 48813?

$80,429 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48813?

The closest are 48908 (1.6 mi), 48876 (7.7 mi), 49096 (9.3 mi), 49076 (10.2 mi) and 48827 (10.4 mi).

Is 48813 a PO Box ZIP code?

48813 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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