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48855

ZIP 48855 is in Howell, Michigan, in Livingston County; area code 517; Eastern time. Howell has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48843 and 48844.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Livingston
Population
16,668
Coordinates
42.6813, -83.8972
☼ Live from 48855 — Howell, MI

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Where 48855 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48855
  • 🔢 Type 48855 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,855 = 3 × 5 × 3257. Its digits add up to 30, a total 1,024 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011010111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48854 (Mason, MI, 29 mi away) and 48856 (Middleton, MI, 55 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48855 becomes 55884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 10 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45858, 45885, 54858, 55488, 58458, 58845, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85548 in Safford, AZ, 1,561 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 60%.
  • 🎯787 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48855 and you would come out at 42.68°S, 96.10°E — 1,309 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 91.1 square miles of land, 48855 is bigger than 76% of ZIP codes — room for about 69 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,668This ZIP16,668
Households6,162This ZIP6,162
Housing units6,489This ZIP6,489
Median age39.2This ZIP39.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$108,442This ZIP$108,442Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$344,600This ZIP$344,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,501This ZIP$1,501Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher36.8%This ZIP36.8%
Mean commute34.5 minThis ZIP34.5 min
Population density183.0 / sq miThis ZIP183.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments263This ZIP263
Employees3,253This ZIP3,253
Annual payroll$151,381,000This ZIP$151,381,000
Tax returns filed8,430This ZIP8,430
Total adjusted gross income$739,934,000This ZIP$739,934,000

Land area

Land area91.06 sq miThis ZIP91.06 sq mi
Water area1.57 sq miThis ZIP1.57 sq mi

Other place names in 48855

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ZIP codes near 48855

ZIPCityDistance
48844 Howell, MI 5.4 mi
48816 Cohoctah, MI 6.5 mi
48843 Howell, MI 7.4 mi
48418 Byron, MI 8.6 mi
48836 Fowlerville, MI 9.1 mi
48451 Linden, MI 9.5 mi
48353 Hartland, MI 9.6 mi
48430 Fenton, MI 9.6 mi
48114 Brighton, MI 10.6 mi
48357 Highland, MI 12.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48855?

48855 is in Howell, Michigan, in Livingston County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6813, -83.8972.

What county is 48855 in?

48855 lies in Livingston County.

What area code is 48855?

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

What time zone is 48855 in?

48855 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48855?

About 16,668 people live in ZIP code 48855, in 6,162 households, at 183.0 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 48855?

$108,442 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48855?

The closest are 48844 (5.4 mi), 48816 (6.5 mi), 48843 (7.4 mi), 48418 (8.6 mi) and 48836 (9.1 mi).

Is 48855 a PO Box ZIP code?

48855 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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