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48821

ZIP 48821 is Dimondale, Michigan, mostly in Eaton County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton +1 more
Population
6,327
Coordinates
42.6404, -84.6513
☼ Live from 48821 — Dimondale, MI

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Where 48821 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 48821
  • 🔢 Type 48821 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48821 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48820 (Dewitt, MI, 16 mi away) and 48822 (Eagle, MI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48821 becomes 12884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Victory Mills, NY, 561 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12848, 12884, 14882, 18248, 18428, 18824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84128 in West Valley City, UT, 1,414 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯748 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48821 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 95.35°E — 1,285 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 02m.
  • 📏 At 19.9 square miles of land, 48821 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,327This ZIP6,327
Households2,491This ZIP2,491
Housing units2,610This ZIP2,610
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$107,440This ZIP$107,440Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$244,000This ZIP$244,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,065This ZIP$1,065Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.2%This ZIP38.2%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density317.7 / sq miThis ZIP317.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments82This ZIP82
Employees912This ZIP912
Annual payroll$48,046,000This ZIP$48,046,000
Tax returns filed3,180This ZIP3,180
Total adjusted gross income$261,021,000This ZIP$261,021,000

Land area

Land area19.92 sq miThis ZIP19.92 sq mi
Water area0.44 sq miThis ZIP0.44 sq mi

Counties 48821 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Eaton County 95.7%
Ingham County 4.3%

Other place names in 48821

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ZIP codes near 48821

ZIPCityDistance
48876 Potterville, MI 4.2 mi
48911 Lansing, MI 4.5 mi
48842 Holt, MI 5.7 mi
48917 Lansing, MI 5.9 mi
48951 Lansing, MI 7.3 mi
48910 Lansing, MI 7.5 mi
48933 Lansing, MI 7.8 mi
48922 Lansing, MI 7.9 mi
48929 Lansing, MI 7.9 mi
48930 Lansing, MI 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48821?

48821 is in Dimondale, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6404, -84.6513.

What county is 48821 in?

48821 spans 2 counties: Eaton County and Ingham 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 48821?

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

What time zone is 48821 in?

48821 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48821?

About 6,327 people live in ZIP code 48821, in 2,491 households, at 317.7 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 48821?

$107,440 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48821?

The closest are 48876 (4.2 mi), 48911 (4.5 mi), 48842 (5.7 mi), 48917 (5.9 mi) and 48951 (7.3 mi).

Is 48821 a PO Box ZIP code?

48821 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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