48859
ZIP 48859 is in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in Isabella County; area code 989; Eastern time. Mount Pleasant has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48804 and 48858.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Isabella
- Metro area
- Mount Pleasant, MI
- Population
- 2,228
- Coordinates
- 43.5868, -84.7728
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Where 48859 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.
- 🔢 Type 48859 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GSBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ 48859 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 34, a total 322 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111011011011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48858 (Mount Pleasant, MI, 2 mi away) and 48860 (Muir, MI, 38 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48859 becomes 95884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45889, 45898, 48895, 49588, 49858, 49885, …). The farthest-flung twin is 95488 in Westport, CA, 2,013 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯757 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48859 and you would come out at 43.59°S, 95.23°E — 1,248 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
- 📏 At 0.204 square miles of land, 48859 is bigger than 3% of ZIP codes — about 99 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 2,228This ZIP2,228 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Median age | 19.7This ZIP19.7Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 92.2%This ZIP92.2% |
| Mean commute | 13.1 minThis ZIP13.1 min |
| Population density | 10,921.6 / sq miThis ZIP10,921.6 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 48859
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48859
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48858 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 2.3 mi |
48804 | Mount Pleasant, MI | 5.3 mi |
48883 | Shepherd, MI | 5.8 mi |
48896 | Winn, MI | 7.9 mi |
48878 | Rosebush, MI | 8.2 mi |
48832 | Elwell, MI | 12.1 mi |
48893 | Weidman, MI | 12.9 mi |
48877 | Riverdale, MI | 13.1 mi |
48880 | Saint Louis, MI | 13.2 mi |
49310 | Blanchard, MI | 14.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48859?
48859 is in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, in Isabella County, part of the Mount Pleasant, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5868, -84.7728.
What county is 48859 in?
48859 lies in Isabella County.
What area code is 48859?
Mount Pleasant uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48859 in?
48859 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48859?
About 2,228 people live in ZIP code 48859, at 10,921.6 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 48859?
The closest are 48858 (2.3 mi), 48804 (5.3 mi), 48883 (5.8 mi), 48896 (7.9 mi) and 48878 (8.2 mi).
Is 48859 a PO Box ZIP code?
48859 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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