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48846

ZIP 48846 is Ionia, Michigan, in Ionia County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia
Population
21,613
Coordinates
42.9861, -85.0579
☼ Live from 48846 — Ionia, MI

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Where 48846 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48846
  • 🔢 Type 48846 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ghBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,846 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1163. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48845 (Hubbardston, MI, 14 mi away) and 48847 (Ithaca, MI, 31 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48846 becomes 64884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44688, 48468, 48864, 64848, 68448, 68844, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84648 in Nephi, UT, 1,403 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯733 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48846 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 94.94°E — 1,255 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 22m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 110.6 square miles of land, 48846 is bigger than 80% of ZIP codes — room for about 84 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,613This ZIP21,613
Households7,081This ZIP7,081
Housing units7,484This ZIP7,484
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,742This ZIP$66,742Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$172,700This ZIP$172,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$885This ZIP$885Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute23.5 minThis ZIP23.5 min
Population density195.4 / sq miThis ZIP195.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments300This ZIP300
Employees5,384This ZIP5,384
Annual payroll$223,461,000This ZIP$223,461,000
Tax returns filed7,440This ZIP7,440
Total adjusted gross income$399,690,000This ZIP$399,690,000

Land area

Land area110.63 sq miThis ZIP110.63 sq mi
Water area1.01 sq miThis ZIP1.01 sq mi

Other place names in 48846

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

ZIP codes near 48846

ZIPCityDistance
48851 Lyons, MI 6.6 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 7.6 mi
48881 Saranac, MI 8.3 mi
48860 Muir, MI 8.3 mi
48870 Palo, MI 9.3 mi
48834 Fenwick, MI 9.9 mi
48875 Portland, MI 10.5 mi
48887 Smyrna, MI 11.5 mi
48873 Pewamo, MI 11.7 mi
48809 Belding, MI 11.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48846?

48846 is in Ionia, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9861, -85.0579.

What county is 48846 in?

48846 lies in Ionia County.

What area code is 48846?

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

What time zone is 48846 in?

48846 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48846?

About 21,613 people live in ZIP code 48846, in 7,081 households, at 195.4 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 48846?

$66,742 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48846?

The closest are 48851 (6.6 mi), 48865 (7.6 mi), 48881 (8.3 mi), 48860 (8.3 mi) and 48870 (9.3 mi).

Is 48846 a PO Box ZIP code?

48846 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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