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48848

ZIP 48848 is Laingsburg, Michigan, mostly in Shiawassee County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Shiawassee +1 more
Metro area
Owosso, MI
Population
8,344
Coordinates
42.8813, -84.3566
☼ Live from 48848 — Laingsburg, MI

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Where 48848 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48848
  • 🔢 Type 48848 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BhBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,848 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 43 × 71. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48847 (Ithaca, MI, 29 mi away) and 48849 (Lake Odessa, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48848 becomes 84884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44888, 48884). The farthest-flung twin is 44888 in Willard, OH, 152 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯766 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48848 and you would come out at 42.88°S, 95.64°E — 1,290 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 68.2 square miles of land, 48848 is bigger than 68% of ZIP codes — room for about 52 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,344This ZIP8,344
Households3,106This ZIP3,106
Housing units3,347This ZIP3,347
Median age41.0This ZIP41.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,519This ZIP$94,519Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$261,400This ZIP$261,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,038This ZIP$1,038Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.9%This ZIP33.9%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density122.4 / sq miThis ZIP122.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments87This ZIP87
Employees481This ZIP481
Annual payroll$15,787,000This ZIP$15,787,000
Tax returns filed3,950This ZIP3,950
Total adjusted gross income$321,343,000This ZIP$321,343,000

Land area

Land area68.18 sq miThis ZIP68.18 sq mi
Water area5.82 sq miThis ZIP5.82 sq mi

Counties 48848 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Shiawassee County 60.2%
Clinton County 39.8%

Other place names in 48848

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

ZIP codes near 48848

ZIPCityDistance
48808 Bath, MI 6.2 mi
48882 Shaftsburg, MI 6.2 mi
48866 Ovid, MI 7.9 mi
48840 Haslett, MI 8.2 mi
48872 Perry, MI 8.9 mi
48823 East Lansing, MI 9.6 mi
48857 Morrice, MI 10.6 mi
48826 East Lansing, MI 11.9 mi
48820 Dewitt, MI 12.0 mi
48867 Owosso, MI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48848?

48848 is in Laingsburg, Michigan, in Shiawassee County, part of the Owosso, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8813, -84.3566.

What county is 48848 in?

48848 spans 2 counties: Shiawassee County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Shiawassee 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 48848?

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

What time zone is 48848 in?

48848 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48848?

About 8,344 people live in ZIP code 48848, in 3,106 households, at 122.4 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 48848?

$94,519 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48848?

The closest are 48808 (6.2 mi), 48882 (6.2 mi), 48866 (7.9 mi), 48840 (8.2 mi) and 48872 (8.9 mi).

Is 48848 a PO Box ZIP code?

48848 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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