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48867

ZIP 48867 is Owosso, Michigan, in Shiawassee County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Shiawassee
Metro area
Owosso, MI
Population
27,500
Coordinates
43.0056, -84.1876
☼ Live from 48867 — Owosso, MI

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Where 48867 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48867
  • 🔢 Type 48867 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LgBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,867 = 3 × 7 × 13 × 179. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48866 (Ovid, MI, 10 mi away) and 48870 (Palo, MI, 41 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48867 becomes 76884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Valera, TX, 1,148 miles away.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46788, 47868, 48768, 48876, 64788, 68748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78468 in Corpus Christi, TX, 1,287 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 59%.
  • 🎯776 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48867 and you would come out at 43.01°S, 95.81°E — 1,293 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 136.0 square miles of land, 48867 is bigger than 84% of ZIP codes — room for about 103 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,500This ZIP27,500
Households11,369This ZIP11,369
Housing units12,339This ZIP12,339
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$59,825This ZIP$59,825Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$154,400This ZIP$154,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$828This ZIP$828Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.9%This ZIP20.9%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density202.2 / sq miThis ZIP202.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments614This ZIP614
Employees9,322This ZIP9,322
Annual payroll$438,612,000This ZIP$438,612,000
Tax returns filed13,190This ZIP13,190
Total adjusted gross income$757,107,000This ZIP$757,107,000

Land area

Land area136.02 sq miThis ZIP136.02 sq mi
Water area2.03 sq miThis ZIP2.03 sq mi

Other place names in 48867

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ZIP codes near 48867

ZIPCityDistance
48817 Corunna, MI 7.3 mi
48841 Henderson, MI 7.8 mi
48476 Vernon, MI 9.0 mi
48866 Ovid, MI 9.9 mi
48649 Oakley, MI 10.1 mi
48831 Elsie, MI 11.2 mi
48414 Bancroft, MI 11.3 mi
48857 Morrice, MI 11.5 mi
48429 Durand, MI 11.7 mi
48848 Laingsburg, MI 12.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48867?

48867 is in Owosso, Michigan, in Shiawassee County, part of the Owosso, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.0056, -84.1876.

What county is 48867 in?

48867 lies in Shiawassee County.

What area code is 48867?

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

What time zone is 48867 in?

48867 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48867?

About 27,500 people live in ZIP code 48867, in 11,369 households, at 202.2 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 48867?

$59,825 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48867?

The closest are 48817 (7.3 mi), 48841 (7.8 mi), 48476 (9 mi), 48866 (9.9 mi) and 48649 (10.1 mi).

Is 48867 a PO Box ZIP code?

48867 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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