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48857

ZIP 48857 is Morrice, Michigan, in Shiawassee County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Shiawassee
Metro area
Owosso, MI
Population
3,206
Coordinates
42.8409, -84.1556
☼ Live from 48857 — Morrice, MI

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Where 48857 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 48857
  • 🔢 Type 48857 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48857 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48856 (Middleton, MI, 38 mi away) and 48858 (Mount Pleasant, MI, 62 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48857 becomes 75884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tennessee Colony, TX, 997 miles away.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47858, 47885, 48758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85748 in Tucson, AZ, 1,622 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯776 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48857 and you would come out at 42.84°S, 95.84°E — 1,300 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 24.6 square miles of land, 48857 is bigger than 41% of ZIP codes — room for about 19 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,206This ZIP3,206
Households1,130This ZIP1,130
Housing units1,161This ZIP1,161
Median age41.7This ZIP41.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$75,455This ZIP$75,455Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$150,400This ZIP$150,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,519This ZIP$1,519Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher11.2%This ZIP11.2%
Mean commute32.6 minThis ZIP32.6 min
Population density130.5 / sq miThis ZIP130.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments38This ZIP38
Employees208This ZIP208
Annual payroll$12,855,000This ZIP$12,855,000
Tax returns filed1,190This ZIP1,190
Total adjusted gross income$74,498,000This ZIP$74,498,000

Land area

Land area24.56 sq miThis ZIP24.56 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq miThis ZIP0.48 sq mi

Other place names in 48857

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

ZIP codes near 48857

ZIPCityDistance
48414 Bancroft, MI 4.1 mi
48872 Perry, MI 4.5 mi
48882 Shaftsburg, MI 7.6 mi
48429 Durand, MI 8.8 mi
48476 Vernon, MI 9.1 mi
48418 Byron, MI 9.9 mi
48848 Laingsburg, MI 10.6 mi
48816 Cohoctah, MI 11.4 mi
48867 Owosso, MI 11.5 mi
48895 Williamston, MI 12.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48857?

48857 is in Morrice, Michigan, in Shiawassee County, part of the Owosso, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8409, -84.1556.

What county is 48857 in?

48857 lies in Shiawassee County.

What time zone is 48857 in?

48857 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48857?

About 3,206 people live in ZIP code 48857, in 1,130 households, at 130.5 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 48857?

$75,455 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48857?

The closest are 48414 (4.1 mi), 48872 (4.5 mi), 48882 (7.6 mi), 48429 (8.8 mi) and 48476 (9.1 mi).

Is 48857 a PO Box ZIP code?

48857 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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