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48850

ZIP 48850 is Lakeview, Michigan, mostly in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm +1 more
Population
4,659
Coordinates
43.4353, -85.2461
☼ Live from 48850 — Lakeview, MI

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Where 48850 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48850
  • 🔢 Type 48850 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,850 = 2 × 5 × 5 × 977. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48849 (Lake Odessa, MI, 44 mi away) and 48851 (Lyons, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48850 becomes 05884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05488, 05848, 08854, 40588, 40858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85048 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯731 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48850 and you would come out at 43.44°S, 94.75°E — 1,232 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 25m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 57m.
  • 📏 At 83.2 square miles of land, 48850 is bigger than 73% of ZIP codes — room for about 63 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,659This ZIP4,659
Households1,639This ZIP1,639
Housing units2,064This ZIP2,064
Median age39.7This ZIP39.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,047This ZIP$68,047Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$178,400This ZIP$178,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$700This ZIP$700Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.7%This ZIP13.7%
Mean commute32.1 minThis ZIP32.1 min
Population density56.0 / sq miThis ZIP56.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments89This ZIP89
Employees1,368This ZIP1,368
Annual payroll$61,334,000This ZIP$61,334,000
Tax returns filed2,050This ZIP2,050
Total adjusted gross income$112,691,000This ZIP$112,691,000

Land area

Land area83.19 sq miThis ZIP83.19 sq mi
Water area1.43 sq miThis ZIP1.43 sq mi

Counties 48850 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Montcalm County 66.7%
Mecosta County 33.3%

Other place names in 48850

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

ZIP codes near 48850

ZIPCityDistance
48886 Six Lakes, MI 4.5 mi
49322 Coral, MI 7.6 mi
49347 Trufant, MI 9.8 mi
49336 Morley, MI 10.8 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 10.9 mi
49310 Blanchard, MI 11.3 mi
48852 Mcbrides, MI 11.5 mi
48829 Edmore, MI 11.9 mi
49329 Howard City, MI 12.6 mi
49332 Mecosta, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48850?

48850 is in Lakeview, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.4353, -85.2461.

What county is 48850 in?

48850 spans 2 counties: Montcalm County and Mecosta 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 48850?

Lakeview uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48850 in?

48850 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48850?

About 4,659 people live in ZIP code 48850, in 1,639 households, at 56.0 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 48850?

$68,047 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48850?

The closest are 48886 (4.5 mi), 49322 (7.6 mi), 49347 (9.8 mi), 49336 (10.8 mi) and 48888 (10.9 mi).

Is 48850 a PO Box ZIP code?

48850 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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