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48866

ZIP 48866 is Ovid, Michigan, mostly in Clinton County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Clinton +1 more
Population
4,607
Coordinates
42.9934, -84.3826
☼ Live from 48866 — Ovid, MI

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Where 48866 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 48866
  • 🔢 Type 48866 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ggBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,866 = 2 × 53 × 461. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48865 (Orleans, MI, 37 mi away) and 48867 (Owosso, MI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48866 becomes 66884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 7 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46868, 48686, 64688, 64868, 68648, 68846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 68864 in Palmer, NE, 719 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯766 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48866 and you would come out at 42.99°S, 95.62°E — 1,285 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 49.5 square miles of land, 48866 is bigger than 59% of ZIP codes — room for about 38 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,607This ZIP4,607
Households1,803This ZIP1,803
Housing units1,856This ZIP1,856
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,281This ZIP$65,281Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$169,000This ZIP$169,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$857This ZIP$857Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.1%This ZIP13.1%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density93.0 / sq miThis ZIP93.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments61This ZIP61
Employees536This ZIP536
Annual payroll$29,342,000This ZIP$29,342,000
Tax returns filed2,200This ZIP2,200
Total adjusted gross income$127,557,000This ZIP$127,557,000

Land area

Land area49.52 sq miThis ZIP49.52 sq mi
Water area0.37 sq miThis ZIP0.37 sq mi

Counties 48866 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Clinton County 55.5%
Shiawassee County 44.5%

Other place names in 48866

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

ZIP codes near 48866

ZIPCityDistance
48831 Elsie, MI 7.1 mi
48848 Laingsburg, MI 7.9 mi
48867 Owosso, MI 9.9 mi
48879 Saint Johns, MI 10.0 mi
48833 Eureka, MI 10.1 mi
48807 Bannister, MI 10.9 mi
48841 Henderson, MI 10.9 mi
48808 Bath, MI 12.0 mi
48649 Oakley, MI 13.7 mi
48882 Shaftsburg, MI 13.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48866?

48866 is in Ovid, Michigan, in Clinton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9934, -84.3826.

What county is 48866 in?

48866 spans 2 counties: Clinton County and Shiawassee County. Most of it falls in Clinton County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 48866?

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

What time zone is 48866 in?

48866 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48866?

About 4,607 people live in ZIP code 48866, in 1,803 households, at 93.0 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 48866?

$65,281 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48866?

The closest are 48831 (7.1 mi), 48848 (7.9 mi), 48867 (9.9 mi), 48879 (10 mi) and 48833 (10.1 mi).

Is 48866 a PO Box ZIP code?

48866 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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