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48865

ZIP 48865 is Orleans, Michigan, in Ionia County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia
Population
1,884
Coordinates
43.0905, -85.1046
☼ Live from 48865 — Orleans, MI

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Where 48865 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48865
  • 🔢 Type 48865 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SgBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,865 = 5 × 29 × 337. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48864 (Okemos, MI, 45 mi away) and 48866 (Ovid, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48865 becomes 56884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 15 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45688, 45868, 45886, 46858, 46885, 48658, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85648 in Rio Rico, AZ, 1,624 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯732 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48865 and you would come out at 43.09°S, 94.90°E — 1,250 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: 8h 59m.
  • 📏 At 21.4 square miles of land, 48865 is bigger than 39% of ZIP codes — room for about 16 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,884This ZIP1,884
Households671This ZIP671
Housing units767This ZIP767
Median age39.1This ZIP39.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$70,039This ZIP$70,039Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$141,900This ZIP$141,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$790This ZIP$790Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.7%This ZIP12.7%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density88.2 / sq miThis ZIP88.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments11This ZIP11
Employees203This ZIP203
Annual payroll$6,565,000This ZIP$6,565,000
Tax returns filed850This ZIP850
Total adjusted gross income$47,407,000This ZIP$47,407,000

Land area

Land area21.37 sq miThis ZIP21.37 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48865

ZIPCityDistance
48834 Fenwick, MI 4.5 mi
48870 Palo, MI 6.2 mi
48846 Ionia, MI 7.6 mi
48809 Belding, MI 7.8 mi
48887 Smyrna, MI 8.3 mi
48884 Sheridan, MI 8.7 mi
48860 Muir, MI 9.6 mi
48838 Greenville, MI 10.0 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 10.8 mi
48881 Saranac, MI 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48865?

48865 is in Orleans, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0905, -85.1046.

What county is 48865 in?

48865 lies in Ionia County.

What area code is 48865?

Orleans uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48865 in?

48865 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48865?

About 1,884 people live in ZIP code 48865, in 671 households, at 88.2 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 48865?

$70,039 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48865?

The closest are 48834 (4.5 mi), 48870 (6.2 mi), 48846 (7.6 mi), 48809 (7.8 mi) and 48887 (8.3 mi).

Is 48865 a PO Box ZIP code?

48865 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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