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48836

ZIP 48836 is Fowlerville, Michigan, in Livingston County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Livingston
Population
15,089
Coordinates
42.6693, -84.0766
☼ Live from 48836 — Fowlerville, MI

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Where 48836 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48836
  • 🔢 Type 48836 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gEBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,836 = 2 × 2 × 29 × 421. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011000100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48835 (Fowler, MI, 42 mi away) and 48837 (Grand Ledge, MI, 36 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48836 becomes 63884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34688, 38468, 38486, 38846, 38864, 48386, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86438 in Yucca, AZ, 1,695 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯777 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48836 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 95.92°E — 1,309 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 94.0 square miles of land, 48836 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,089This ZIP15,089
Households5,521This ZIP5,521
Housing units5,718This ZIP5,718
Median age39.4This ZIP39.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$90,592This ZIP$90,592Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$276,800This ZIP$276,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,091This ZIP$1,091Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.9%This ZIP21.9%
Mean commute33.0 minThis ZIP33.0 min
Population density160.5 / sq miThis ZIP160.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments228This ZIP228
Employees3,044This ZIP3,044
Annual payroll$161,062,000This ZIP$161,062,000
Tax returns filed6,900This ZIP6,900
Total adjusted gross income$484,213,000This ZIP$484,213,000

Land area

Land area94.00 sq miThis ZIP94.00 sq mi
Water area0.31 sq miThis ZIP0.31 sq mi

Other place names in 48836

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

ZIP codes near 48836

ZIPCityDistance
48892 Webberville, MI 5.1 mi
48816 Cohoctah, MI 9.0 mi
48855 Howell, MI 9.1 mi
48844 Howell, MI 9.6 mi
48843 Howell, MI 10.1 mi
48418 Byron, MI 10.2 mi
48895 Williamston, MI 10.4 mi
48872 Perry, MI 11.6 mi
48857 Morrice, MI 12.5 mi
48414 Bancroft, MI 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48836?

48836 is in Fowlerville, Michigan, in Livingston County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6693, -84.0766.

What county is 48836 in?

48836 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 48836?

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

What time zone is 48836 in?

48836 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48836?

About 15,089 people live in ZIP code 48836, in 5,521 households, at 160.5 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 48836?

$90,592 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48836?

The closest are 48892 (5.1 mi), 48816 (9 mi), 48855 (9.1 mi), 48844 (9.6 mi) and 48843 (10.1 mi).

Is 48836 a PO Box ZIP code?

48836 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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