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48840

ZIP 48840 is Haslett, Michigan, mostly in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ingham +2 more
Population
12,386
Coordinates
42.7631, -84.3794
☼ Live from 48840 — Haslett, MI

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Where 48840 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48840
  • 🔢 Type 48840 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OhBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,840 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 11 × 37. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48838 (Greenville, MI, 53 mi away) and 48841 (Henderson, MI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48840 becomes 04884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04488, 04848, 08844, 40488, 44088, 44880, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88044 in La Mesa, NM, 1,446 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯763 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48840 and you would come out at 42.76°S, 95.62°E — 1,293 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 18.8 square miles of land, 48840 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,386This ZIP12,386
Households6,155This ZIP6,155
Housing units6,250This ZIP6,250
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$73,408This ZIP$73,408Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$280,900This ZIP$280,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,071This ZIP$1,071Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher48.7%This ZIP48.7%
Mean commute22.6 minThis ZIP22.6 min
Population density659.0 / sq miThis ZIP659.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments183This ZIP183
Employees1,362This ZIP1,362
Annual payroll$61,458,000This ZIP$61,458,000
Tax returns filed6,440This ZIP6,440
Total adjusted gross income$580,147,000This ZIP$580,147,000

Land area

Land area18.80 sq miThis ZIP18.80 sq mi
Water area1.10 sq miThis ZIP1.10 sq mi

Counties 48840 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ingham County 61.0%
Shiawassee County 20.3%
Clinton County 18.7%

Other place names in 48840

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ZIP codes near 48840

ZIPCityDistance
48823 East Lansing, MI 4.1 mi
48864 Okemos, MI 4.1 mi
48882 Shaftsburg, MI 5.1 mi
48826 East Lansing, MI 5.6 mi
48824 East Lansing, MI 5.6 mi
48808 Bath, MI 5.8 mi
48825 East Lansing, MI 6.0 mi
48895 Williamston, MI 7.2 mi
48912 Lansing, MI 7.5 mi
48848 Laingsburg, MI 8.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48840?

48840 is in Haslett, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7631, -84.3794.

What county is 48840 in?

48840 spans 3 counties: Ingham County, Shiawassee County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Ingham 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 48840?

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

What time zone is 48840 in?

48840 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48840?

About 12,386 people live in ZIP code 48840, in 6,155 households, at 659.0 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 48840?

$73,408 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48840?

The closest are 48823 (4.1 mi), 48864 (4.1 mi), 48882 (5.1 mi), 48826 (5.6 mi) and 48824 (5.6 mi).

Is 48840 a PO Box ZIP code?

48840 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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