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48854

ZIP 48854 is Mason, Michigan, in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ingham
Population
19,529
Coordinates
42.5817, -84.4516
☼ Live from 48854 — Mason, MI

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Where 48854 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48854
  • 🔢 Type 48854 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,854 = 2 × 13 × 1879. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48853 (Maple Rapids, MI, 38 mi away) and 48855 (Howell, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48854 becomes 45884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Saint Johns, OH, 142 miles away.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45848, 45884, 48458, 48845, 54488, 54848, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88544 in El Paso, TX, 1,413 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯758 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48854 and you would come out at 42.58°S, 95.55°E — 1,296 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 113.3 square miles of land, 48854 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 86 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population19,529This ZIP19,529
Households7,487This ZIP7,487
Housing units7,795This ZIP7,795
Median age41.5This ZIP41.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,716This ZIP$94,716Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$248,600This ZIP$248,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,202This ZIP$1,202Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.3%This ZIP39.3%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density172.3 / sq miThis ZIP172.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments364This ZIP364
Employees6,014This ZIP6,014
Annual payroll$364,045,000This ZIP$364,045,000
Tax returns filed9,610This ZIP9,610
Total adjusted gross income$757,117,000This ZIP$757,117,000

Land area

Land area113.35 sq miThis ZIP113.35 sq mi
Water area0.34 sq miThis ZIP0.34 sq mi

Other place names in 48854

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

ZIP codes near 48854

ZIPCityDistance
48805 Okemos, MI 4.2 mi
48842 Holt, MI 5.8 mi
49251 Leslie, MI 8.4 mi
48819 Dansville, MI 8.5 mi
48910 Lansing, MI 8.8 mi
48911 Lansing, MI 8.8 mi
48864 Okemos, MI 9.0 mi
48951 Lansing, MI 9.5 mi
48824 East Lansing, MI 9.7 mi
48825 East Lansing, MI 10.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48854?

48854 is in Mason, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5817, -84.4516.

What county is 48854 in?

48854 lies in Ingham County.

What area code is 48854?

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

What time zone is 48854 in?

48854 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48854?

About 19,529 people live in ZIP code 48854, in 7,487 households, at 172.3 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 48854?

$94,716 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48854?

The closest are 48805 (4.2 mi), 48842 (5.8 mi), 49251 (8.4 mi), 48819 (8.5 mi) and 48910 (8.8 mi).

Is 48854 a PO Box ZIP code?

48854 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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