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48837

ZIP 48837 is Grand Ledge, Michigan, mostly in Eaton County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton +2 more
Population
19,947
Coordinates
42.7470, -84.7710
☼ Live from 48837 — Grand Ledge, MI

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Where 48837 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48837
  • 🔢 Type 48837 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,837 = 3 × 73 × 223. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48836 (Fowlerville, MI, 36 mi away) and 48838 (Greenville, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48837 becomes 73884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34788, 37848, 38478, 38487, 38748, 38847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84738 in Ivins, UT, 1,570 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯744 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48837 and you would come out at 42.75°S, 95.23°E — 1,276 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 78.4 square miles of land, 48837 is bigger than 72% of ZIP codes — room for about 60 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,947This ZIP19,947
Households8,472This ZIP8,472
Housing units8,817This ZIP8,817
Median age44.3This ZIP44.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$96,517This ZIP$96,517Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$253,200This ZIP$253,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,129This ZIP$1,129Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.7%This ZIP40.7%
Mean commute20.7 minThis ZIP20.7 min
Population density254.3 / sq miThis ZIP254.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments353This ZIP353
Employees4,104This ZIP4,104
Annual payroll$186,414,000This ZIP$186,414,000
Tax returns filed9,910This ZIP9,910
Total adjusted gross income$856,226,000This ZIP$856,226,000

Land area

Land area78.44 sq miThis ZIP78.44 sq mi
Water area0.92 sq miThis ZIP0.92 sq mi

Counties 48837 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Eaton County 71.6%
Clinton County 24.0%
Ionia County 4.4%

Other place names in 48837

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ZIP codes near 48837

ZIPCityDistance
48822 Eagle, MI 6.1 mi
48917 Lansing, MI 6.8 mi
48876 Potterville, MI 7.1 mi
48861 Mulliken, MI 7.4 mi
48821 Dimondale, MI 9.6 mi
48906 Lansing, MI 9.6 mi
48890 Sunfield, MI 10.0 mi
48915 Lansing, MI 10.2 mi
48937 Lansing, MI 10.8 mi
48922 Lansing, MI 10.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48837?

48837 is in Grand Ledge, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7470, -84.7710.

What county is 48837 in?

48837 spans 3 counties: Eaton County, Clinton County and Ionia 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 48837?

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

What time zone is 48837 in?

48837 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48837?

About 19,947 people live in ZIP code 48837, in 8,472 households, at 254.3 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 48837?

$96,517 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48837?

The closest are 48822 (6.1 mi), 48917 (6.8 mi), 48876 (7.1 mi), 48861 (7.4 mi) and 48821 (9.6 mi).

Is 48837 a PO Box ZIP code?

48837 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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