48862
ZIP 48862 is North Star, Michigan, in Gratiot County; area code 989; Eastern time.
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Where 48862 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 48862 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,862 = 2 × 11 × 2221. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111011011110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48861 (Mulliken, MI, 40 mi away) and 48864 (Okemos, MI, 39 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48862 becomes 26884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Seneca Rocks, WV, 406 miles away.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (24868, 26884, 28468, 28684, 46288, 48268, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84628 in Eureka, UT, 1,437 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯762 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48862 and you would come out at 43.25°S, 95.45°E — 1,269 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
- 📏 At 0.197 square miles of land, 48862 is bigger than 2% of ZIP codes — about 95 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 59This ZIP59 |
|---|---|
| Households | 21This ZIP21 |
| Housing units | 30This ZIP30 |
| Median age | 32.2This ZIP32.2Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $51,563This ZIP$51,563Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $75,800This ZIP$75,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 20.3 minThis ZIP20.3 min |
| Population density | 299.5 / sq miThis ZIP299.5 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.20 sq miThis ZIP0.20 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 48862
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48847 | Ithaca, MI | 2.1 mi |
48874 | Pompeii, MI | 5.0 mi |
48806 | Ashley, MI | 5.1 mi |
48871 | Perrinton, MI | 9.0 mi |
48856 | Middleton, MI | 10.0 mi |
48807 | Bannister, MI | 10.1 mi |
48833 | Eureka, MI | 10.3 mi |
48801 | Alma, MI | 11.0 mi |
48662 | Wheeler, MI | 12.4 mi |
48615 | Breckenridge, MI | 12.5 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48862?
48862 is in North Star, Michigan, in Gratiot County, part of the Alma, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.2499, -84.5484.
What county is 48862 in?
48862 lies in Gratiot County.
What area code is 48862?
North Star uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48862 in?
48862 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48862?
About 59 people live in ZIP code 48862, in 21 households, at 299.5 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 48862?
$51,563 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48862?
The closest are 48847 (2.1 mi), 48874 (5 mi), 48806 (5.1 mi), 48871 (9 mi) and 48856 (10 mi).
Is 48862 a PO Box ZIP code?
48862 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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