48824
ZIP 48824 is in East Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time. East Lansing has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 48823, 48825 and 48826.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Ingham
- Metro area
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Population
- 2,097
- Coordinates
- 42.7217, -84.4750
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Where 48824 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.
- 🔢 Type 48824 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,824 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 17 × 359. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111010111000 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48823 (East Lansing, MI, 3 mi away) and 48825 (East Lansing, MI, 1 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48824 becomes 42884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24848, 24884, 28448, 44288, 44828, 44882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88244 in Hobbs, NM, 1,230 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯758 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48824 and you would come out at 42.72°S, 95.52°E — 1,290 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 02m.
- 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 48824 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 588 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,097This ZIP2,097 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.3This ZIP19.3Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Mean commute | 15.5 minThis ZIP15.5 min |
| Population density | 1,725.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,725.9 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 17This ZIP17 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 161This ZIP161 |
| Annual payroll | $8,069,000This ZIP$8,069,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
Other place names in 48824
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48824
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48825 | East Lansing, MI | 1.0 mi |
48826 | East Lansing, MI | 1.2 mi |
48912 | Lansing, MI | 2.7 mi |
48823 | East Lansing, MI | 3.0 mi |
48910 | Lansing, MI | 3.1 mi |
48951 | Lansing, MI | 3.4 mi |
48919 | Lansing, MI | 3.9 mi |
48901 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48909 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48913 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48824?
48824 is in East Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7217, -84.4750.
What county is 48824 in?
48824 lies in Ingham County.
What area code is 48824?
East Lansing uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48824 in?
48824 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48824?
About 2,097 people live in ZIP code 48824, at 1,725.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 48824?
The closest are 48825 (1 mi), 48826 (1.2 mi), 48912 (2.7 mi), 48823 (3 mi) and 48910 (3.1 mi).
Is 48824 a PO Box ZIP code?
48824 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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