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48852

ZIP 48852 is Mcbrides, Michigan, in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm
Population
145
Coordinates
43.3526, -85.0464
☼ Live from 48852 — Mcbrides, MI

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Where 48852 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48852
  • 🔢 Type 48852 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,852 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 23 × 59. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48851 (Lyons, MI, 28 mi away) and 48853 (Maple Rapids, MI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48852 becomes 25884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24588, 25848, 28458, 28584, 45828, 45882, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85248 in Chandler, AZ, 1,605 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯739 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48852 and you would come out at 43.35°S, 94.95°E — 1,244 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 0.191 square miles of land, 48852 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 92 football fields.
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People and housing

Population145This ZIP145
Households58This ZIP58
Housing units60This ZIP60
Median age39.5This ZIP39.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$41,875This ZIP$41,875Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$117,700This ZIP$117,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher16.8%This ZIP16.8%
Mean commute21.0 minThis ZIP21.0 min
Population density759.2 / sq miThis ZIP759.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments3This ZIP3
Employees25This ZIP25
Annual payroll$1,395,000This ZIP$1,395,000

Land area

Land area0.19 sq miThis ZIP0.19 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48852

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

ZIP codes near 48852

ZIPCityDistance
48829 Edmore, MI 3.5 mi
48888 Stanton, MI 4.0 mi
48812 Cedar Lake, MI 5.5 mi
48886 Six Lakes, MI 7.2 mi
48891 Vestaburg, MI 7.4 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 9.1 mi
48818 Crystal, MI 9.3 mi
48884 Sheridan, MI 9.9 mi
48830 Elm Hall, MI 10.6 mi
48877 Riverdale, MI 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48852?

48852 is in Mcbrides, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3526, -85.0464.

What county is 48852 in?

48852 lies in Montcalm County.

What area code is 48852?

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

What time zone is 48852 in?

48852 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48852?

About 145 people live in ZIP code 48852, in 58 households, at 759.2 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 48852?

$41,875 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48852?

The closest are 48829 (3.5 mi), 48888 (4 mi), 48812 (5.5 mi), 48886 (7.2 mi) and 48891 (7.4 mi).

Is 48852 a PO Box ZIP code?

48852 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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