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48843

ZIP 48843 is in Howell, Michigan, in Livingston County; area code 517; Eastern time. Howell has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48844 and 48855.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Livingston
Population
48,014
Coordinates
42.5756, -83.9234
☼ Live from 48843 — Howell, MI

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Where 48843 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48843
  • 🔢 Type 48843 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,843 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 67. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011001011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48842 (Holt, MI, 32 mi away) and 48844 (Howell, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48843 becomes 34884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (34488, 38844, 44838, 44883, 48348, 48438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83844 in Moscow, ID, 1,639 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯784 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48843 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 96.08°E — 1,307 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 89.6 square miles of land, 48843 is bigger than 75% of ZIP codes — room for about 68 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population48,014This ZIP48,014
Households18,740This ZIP18,740
Housing units19,340This ZIP19,340
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,577This ZIP$94,577Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$348,400This ZIP$348,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,313This ZIP$1,313Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher38.0%This ZIP38.0%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density535.7 / sq miThis ZIP535.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,128This ZIP1,128
Employees15,829This ZIP15,829
Annual payroll$786,483,000This ZIP$786,483,000
Tax returns filed24,460This ZIP24,460
Total adjusted gross income$2,159,934,000This ZIP$2,159,934,000

Land area

Land area89.63 sq miThis ZIP89.63 sq mi
Water area2.58 sq miThis ZIP2.58 sq mi

Other place names in 48843

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ZIP codes near 48843

ZIPCityDistance
48844 Howell, MI 2.0 mi
48855 Howell, MI 7.4 mi
48169 Pinckney, MI 7.9 mi
48114 Brighton, MI 8.5 mi
48116 Brighton, MI 8.7 mi
48143 Lakeland, MI 8.9 mi
48836 Fowlerville, MI 10.1 mi
48139 Hamburg, MI 10.3 mi
48137 Gregory, MI 10.5 mi
48353 Hartland, MI 11.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48843?

48843 is in Howell, Michigan, in Livingston County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5756, -83.9234.

What county is 48843 in?

48843 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 48843?

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

What time zone is 48843 in?

48843 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48843?

About 48,014 people live in ZIP code 48843, in 18,740 households, at 535.7 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 48843?

$94,577 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48843?

The closest are 48844 (2 mi), 48855 (7.4 mi), 48169 (7.9 mi), 48114 (8.5 mi) and 48116 (8.7 mi).

Is 48843 a PO Box ZIP code?

48843 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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