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48860

ZIP 48860 is Muir, Michigan, in Ionia County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia
Population
1,339
Coordinates
43.0530, -84.9217
☼ Live from 48860 — Muir, MI

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Where 48860 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48860
  • 🔢 Type 48860 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OgBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,860 = 2 × 2 × 5 × 7 × 349. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011011100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48859 (Mount Pleasant, MI, 38 mi away) and 48861 (Mulliken, MI, 22 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48860 becomes 06884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 18 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (06488, 08648, 08846, 40868, 46808, 48068, …). The farthest-flung twin is 88046 in Mesilla, NM, 1,403 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯741 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48860 and you would come out at 43.05°S, 95.08°E — 1,259 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: 9h 00m.
  • 📏 At 28.2 square miles of land, 48860 is bigger than 44% of ZIP codes — room for about 21 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,339This ZIP1,339
Households504This ZIP504
Housing units504This ZIP504
Median age47.3This ZIP47.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$50,600This ZIP$50,600Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$180,300This ZIP$180,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$779This ZIP$779Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.1%This ZIP7.1%
Mean commute28.3 minThis ZIP28.3 min
Population density47.5 / sq miThis ZIP47.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees83This ZIP83
Annual payroll$2,531,000This ZIP$2,531,000
Tax returns filed620This ZIP620
Total adjusted gross income$34,956,000This ZIP$34,956,000

Land area

Land area28.19 sq miThis ZIP28.19 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 48860

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ZIP codes near 48860

ZIPCityDistance
48870 Palo, MI 5.1 mi
48845 Hubbardston, MI 5.3 mi
48873 Pewamo, MI 5.7 mi
48851 Lyons, MI 7.1 mi
48834 Fenwick, MI 7.6 mi
48846 Ionia, MI 8.3 mi
48835 Fowler, MI 8.9 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 9.6 mi
48811 Carson City, MI 9.6 mi
48894 Westphalia, MI 10.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48860?

48860 is in Muir, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0530, -84.9217.

What county is 48860 in?

48860 lies in Ionia County.

What area code is 48860?

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

What time zone is 48860 in?

48860 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48860?

About 1,339 people live in ZIP code 48860, in 504 households, at 47.5 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 48860?

$50,600 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48860?

The closest are 48870 (5.1 mi), 48845 (5.3 mi), 48873 (5.7 mi), 48851 (7.1 mi) and 48834 (7.6 mi).

Is 48860 a PO Box ZIP code?

48860 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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