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48831

ZIP 48831 is Elsie, Michigan, mostly in Clinton County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Clinton +3 more
Population
3,088
Coordinates
43.0962, -84.3725
☼ Live from 48831 — Elsie, MI

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Where 48831 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48831
  • 🔢 Type 48831 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IEBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,831 = 3 × 41 × 397. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111010111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48830 (Elm Hall, MI, 30 mi away) and 48832 (Elwell, MI, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48831 becomes 13884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,591 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯768 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48831 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 95.63°E — 1,282 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 72.9 square miles of land, 48831 is bigger than 70% of ZIP codes — room for about 55 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,088This ZIP3,088
Households1,327This ZIP1,327
Housing units1,420This ZIP1,420
Median age49.0This ZIP49.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$63,299This ZIP$63,299Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$161,300This ZIP$161,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$916This ZIP$916Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.2%This ZIP13.2%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density42.3 / sq miThis ZIP42.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments35This ZIP35
Employees190This ZIP190
Annual payroll$5,994,000This ZIP$5,994,000
Tax returns filed1,520This ZIP1,520
Total adjusted gross income$81,851,000This ZIP$81,851,000

Land area

Land area72.95 sq miThis ZIP72.95 sq mi
Water area0.24 sq miThis ZIP0.24 sq mi

Counties 48831 spans

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CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 44.5%
Shiawassee County 33.1%
Saginaw County 20.5%
Gratiot County 1.9%

Other place names in 48831

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ZIP codes near 48831

ZIPCityDistance
48807 Bannister, MI 4.0 mi
48841 Henderson, MI 6.8 mi
48866 Ovid, MI 7.1 mi
48833 Eureka, MI 7.2 mi
48649 Oakley, MI 8.7 mi
48806 Ashley, MI 8.8 mi
48867 Owosso, MI 11.2 mi
48614 Brant, MI 11.3 mi
48879 Saint Johns, MI 12.1 mi
48874 Pompeii, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48831?

48831 is in Elsie, Michigan, in Clinton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0962, -84.3725.

What county is 48831 in?

48831 spans 4 counties: Clinton County, Shiawassee County, Saginaw County and Gratiot County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 48831?

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

What time zone is 48831 in?

48831 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48831?

About 3,088 people live in ZIP code 48831, in 1,327 households, at 42.3 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 48831?

$63,299 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48831?

The closest are 48807 (4 mi), 48841 (6.8 mi), 48866 (7.1 mi), 48833 (7.2 mi) and 48649 (8.7 mi).

Is 48831 a PO Box ZIP code?

48831 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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