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48818

ZIP 48818 is Crystal, Michigan, in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm
Population
2,554
Coordinates
43.2727, -84.8979
☼ Live from 48818 — Crystal, MI

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Where 48818 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48818
  • 🔢 Type 48818 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BIBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,818 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 317. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010110010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48817 (Corunna, MI, 47 mi away) and 48819 (Dansville, MI, 59 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48818 becomes 81884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18848, 48188, 48881, 88418). The farthest-flung twin is 88418 in Des Moines, NM, 1,086 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯745 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48818 and you would come out at 43.27°S, 95.10°E — 1,253 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 24.7 square miles of land, 48818 is bigger than 42% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population2,554This ZIP2,554
Households925This ZIP925
Housing units1,373This ZIP1,373
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$55,924This ZIP$55,924Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$191,700This ZIP$191,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$811This ZIP$811Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute40.0 minThis ZIP40.0 min
Population density103.5 / sq miThis ZIP103.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments26This ZIP26
Employees153This ZIP153
Annual payroll$4,075,000This ZIP$4,075,000
Tax returns filed1,080This ZIP1,080
Total adjusted gross income$64,139,000This ZIP$64,139,000

Land area

Land area24.68 sq miThis ZIP24.68 sq mi
Water area1.85 sq miThis ZIP1.85 sq mi

Other place names in 48818

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ZIP codes near 48818

ZIPCityDistance
48889 Sumner, MI 4.7 mi
48811 Carson City, MI 6.5 mi
48830 Elm Hall, MI 7.0 mi
48891 Vestaburg, MI 8.5 mi
48884 Sheridan, MI 8.8 mi
48852 Mcbrides, MI 9.3 mi
48877 Riverdale, MI 9.5 mi
48856 Middleton, MI 9.8 mi
48829 Edmore, MI 10.5 mi
48812 Cedar Lake, MI 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48818?

48818 is in Crystal, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2727, -84.8979.

What county is 48818 in?

48818 lies in Montcalm County.

What area code is 48818?

Crystal uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48818 in?

48818 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48818?

About 2,554 people live in ZIP code 48818, in 925 households, at 103.5 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 48818?

$55,924 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48818?

The closest are 48889 (4.7 mi), 48811 (6.5 mi), 48830 (7 mi), 48891 (8.5 mi) and 48884 (8.8 mi).

Is 48818 a PO Box ZIP code?

48818 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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