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48838

ZIP 48838 is Greenville, Michigan, mostly in Montcalm County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm +2 more
Population
18,212
Coordinates
43.1828, -85.2584
☼ Live from 48838 — Greenville, MI

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Where 48838 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48838
  • 🔢 Type 48838 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,838 = 2 × 24419. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011000110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48837 (Grand Ledge, MI, 39 mi away) and 48840 (Haslett, MI, 53 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48838 becomes 83884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38488, 38848, 48883, 83848, 88348). The farthest-flung twin is 83848 in Nordman, ID, 1,556 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯726 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48838 and you would come out at 43.18°S, 94.74°E — 1,240 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 93.1 square miles of land, 48838 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 71 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,212This ZIP18,212
Households7,278This ZIP7,278
Housing units7,920This ZIP7,920
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,176This ZIP$70,176Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$211,500This ZIP$211,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$907This ZIP$907Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.7%This ZIP20.7%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density195.7 / sq miThis ZIP195.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments434This ZIP434
Employees7,419This ZIP7,419
Annual payroll$338,037,000This ZIP$338,037,000
Tax returns filed9,220This ZIP9,220
Total adjusted gross income$548,407,000This ZIP$548,407,000

Land area

Land area93.07 sq miThis ZIP93.07 sq mi
Water area4.06 sq miThis ZIP4.06 sq mi

Counties 48838 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montcalm County 78.2%
Kent County 20.4%
Ionia County 1.5%

Other place names in 48838

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

ZIP codes near 48838

ZIPCityDistance
49326 Gowen, MI 5.7 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 6.9 mi
48809 Belding, MI 7.4 mi
48887 Smyrna, MI 8.5 mi
49347 Trufant, MI 10.0 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 10.0 mi
48884 Sheridan, MI 10.7 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 11.9 mi
48834 Fenwick, MI 12.0 mi
49341 Rockford, MI 12.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48838?

48838 is in Greenville, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1828, -85.2584.

What county is 48838 in?

48838 spans 3 counties: Montcalm County, Kent County and Ionia 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 48838?

Greenville uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48838 in?

48838 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48838?

About 18,212 people live in ZIP code 48838, in 7,278 households, at 195.7 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 48838?

$70,176 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48838?

The closest are 49326 (5.7 mi), 48885 (6.9 mi), 48809 (7.4 mi), 48887 (8.5 mi) and 49347 (10 mi).

Is 48838 a PO Box ZIP code?

48838 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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