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48815

ZIP 48815 is Clarksville, Michigan, mostly in Ionia County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia +1 more
Population
2,364
Coordinates
42.8344, -85.2586
☼ Live from 48815 — Clarksville, MI

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Where 48815 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48815
  • 🔢 Type 48815 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SIBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,815 = 5 × 13 × 751. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48813 (Charlotte, MI, 28 mi away) and 48816 (Cohoctah, MI, 66 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48815 becomes 51884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14588, 14858, 14885, 15488, 15848, 18458, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88514 in El Paso, TX, 1,383 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯721 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48815 and you would come out at 42.83°S, 94.74°E — 1,251 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 26.8 square miles of land, 48815 is bigger than 43% of ZIP codes — room for about 20 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,364This ZIP2,364
Households826This ZIP826
Housing units956This ZIP956
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,962This ZIP$85,962Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$244,200This ZIP$244,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,271This ZIP$1,271Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.6%This ZIP27.6%
Mean commute28.6 minThis ZIP28.6 min
Population density88.1 / sq miThis ZIP88.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments39This ZIP39
Employees202This ZIP202
Annual payroll$10,569,000This ZIP$10,569,000
Tax returns filed1,180This ZIP1,180
Total adjusted gross income$84,933,000This ZIP$84,933,000

Land area

Land area26.84 sq miThis ZIP26.84 sq mi
Water area0.61 sq miThis ZIP0.61 sq mi

Counties 48815 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ionia County 98.0%
Kent County 1.9%

Other place names in 48815

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

ZIP codes near 48815

ZIPCityDistance
49325 Freeport, MI 5.5 mi
48849 Lake Odessa, MI 7.1 mi
48881 Saranac, MI 7.3 mi
49302 Alto, MI 7.3 mi
49331 Lowell, MI 9.3 mi
48897 Woodland, MI 11.1 mi
49058 Hastings, MI 13.8 mi
49333 Middleville, MI 14.2 mi
49355 Ada, MI 14.3 mi
49356 Ada, MI 14.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48815?

48815 is in Clarksville, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8344, -85.2586.

What county is 48815 in?

48815 spans 2 counties: Ionia County and Kent 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 48815?

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

What time zone is 48815 in?

48815 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48815?

About 2,364 people live in ZIP code 48815, in 826 households, at 88.1 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 48815?

$85,962 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48815?

The closest are 49325 (5.5 mi), 48849 (7.1 mi), 48881 (7.3 mi), 49302 (7.3 mi) and 49331 (9.3 mi).

Is 48815 a PO Box ZIP code?

48815 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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