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48853

ZIP 48853 is Maple Rapids, Michigan, in Clinton County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Clinton
Population
721
Coordinates
43.1000, -84.6885
☼ Live from 48853 — Maple Rapids, MI

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Where 48853 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48853
  • 🔢 Type 48853 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ESBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,853 = 7 × 7 × 997. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48852 (Mcbrides, MI, 25 mi away) and 48854 (Mason, MI, 38 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48853 becomes 35884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38485, 38548, 45388, 45838, 45883, 48835, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85348 in Salome, AZ, 1,687 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯753 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48853 and you would come out at 43.10°S, 95.31°E — 1,268 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: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 0.633 square miles of land, 48853 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 306 football fields.
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People and housing

Population721This ZIP721
Households300This ZIP300
Housing units300This ZIP300
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$51,607This ZIP$51,607Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$128,900This ZIP$128,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$433This ZIP$433Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.0%This ZIP9.0%
Mean commute24.3 minThis ZIP24.3 min
Population density1,139.0 / sq miThis ZIP1,139.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments9This ZIP9
Employees37This ZIP37
Annual payroll$1,204,000This ZIP$1,204,000

Land area

Land area0.63 sq miThis ZIP0.63 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 48853

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ZIP codes near 48853

ZIPCityDistance
48871 Perrinton, MI 4.0 mi
48835 Fowler, MI 6.0 mi
48856 Middleton, MI 7.1 mi
48874 Pompeii, MI 7.6 mi
48845 Hubbardston, MI 8.3 mi
48879 Saint Johns, MI 8.5 mi
48833 Eureka, MI 8.8 mi
48873 Pewamo, MI 9.5 mi
48811 Carson City, MI 10.2 mi
48806 Ashley, MI 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48853?

48853 is in Maple Rapids, Michigan, in Clinton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1000, -84.6885.

What county is 48853 in?

48853 lies in Clinton County.

What area code is 48853?

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

What time zone is 48853 in?

48853 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48853?

About 721 people live in ZIP code 48853, in 300 households, at 1,139.0 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 48853?

$51,607 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48853?

The closest are 48871 (4 mi), 48835 (6 mi), 48856 (7.1 mi), 48874 (7.6 mi) and 48845 (8.3 mi).

Is 48853 a PO Box ZIP code?

48853 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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