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48829

ZIP 48829 is Edmore, Michigan, mostly in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm +1 more
Population
3,652
Coordinates
43.3982, -85.0154
☼ Live from 48829 — Edmore, MI

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Where 48829 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48829
  • 🔢 Type 48829 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,829 = 11 × 23 × 193. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48827 (Eaton Rapids, MI, 64 mi away) and 48830 (Elm Hall, MI, 9 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48829 becomes 92884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24898, 29488, 29848, 48892, 49288, 89428, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94288 in Sacramento, CA, 1,916 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯742 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48829 and you would come out at 43.40°S, 94.98°E — 1,243 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 67.7 square miles of land, 48829 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 51 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,652This ZIP3,652
Households1,295This ZIP1,295
Housing units1,399This ZIP1,399
Median age40.9This ZIP40.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,750This ZIP$63,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$151,900This ZIP$151,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$735This ZIP$735Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.8%This ZIP11.8%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density54.0 / sq miThis ZIP54.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments72This ZIP72
Employees726This ZIP726
Annual payroll$32,957,000This ZIP$32,957,000
Tax returns filed1,430This ZIP1,430
Total adjusted gross income$67,785,000This ZIP$67,785,000

Land area

Land area67.69 sq miThis ZIP67.69 sq mi
Water area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi

Counties 48829 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montcalm County 96.2%
Isabella County 3.8%

Other place names in 48829

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

ZIP codes near 48829

ZIPCityDistance
48812 Cedar Lake, MI 2.3 mi
48852 Mcbrides, MI 3.5 mi
48891 Vestaburg, MI 5.2 mi
48886 Six Lakes, MI 7.3 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 7.3 mi
49310 Blanchard, MI 8.1 mi
48877 Riverdale, MI 8.8 mi
48830 Elm Hall, MI 9.3 mi
48896 Winn, MI 10.3 mi
48818 Crystal, MI 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48829?

48829 is in Edmore, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3982, -85.0154.

What county is 48829 in?

48829 spans 2 counties: Montcalm County and Isabella County. Most of it falls in Montcalm 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 48829?

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

What time zone is 48829 in?

48829 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48829?

About 3,652 people live in ZIP code 48829, in 1,295 households, at 54.0 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 48829?

$63,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48829?

The closest are 48812 (2.3 mi), 48852 (3.5 mi), 48891 (5.2 mi), 48886 (7.3 mi) and 48888 (7.3 mi).

Is 48829 a PO Box ZIP code?

48829 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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