48870
ZIP 48870 is Palo, Michigan, in Ionia County; area code 989; Eastern time.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Ionia
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- Population
- 194
- Coordinates
- 43.1103, -84.9848
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Where 48870 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 48870 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OLBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,870 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 3 × 5 × 181. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111011100110 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48867 (Owosso, MI, 41 mi away) and 48871 (Perrinton, MI, 16 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48870 becomes 07884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 17 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (07848, 47808, 47880, 48708, 48807, 70884, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84780 in Washington, UT, 1,552 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 83% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
- 🎯738 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48870 and you would come out at 43.11°S, 95.02°E — 1,254 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 23m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 59m.
- 📏 At 0.063 square miles of land, 48870 is bigger than 1% of ZIP codes — about 30 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 194This ZIP194 |
|---|---|
| Households | 75This ZIP75 |
| Housing units | 75This ZIP75 |
| Median age | 28.5This ZIP28.5Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $34,290This ZIP$34,290Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $93,500This ZIP$93,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 0.0% |
| Mean commute | 61.9 minThis ZIP61.9 min |
| Population density | 3,079.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,079.4 / sq mi |
Land area
| Land area | 0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 48870
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48870
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48834 | Fenwick, MI | 2.7 mi |
48860 | Muir, MI | 5.1 mi |
48865 | Orleans, MI | 6.2 mi |
48845 | Hubbardston, MI | 6.7 mi |
48884 | Sheridan, MI | 7.6 mi |
48811 | Carson City, MI | 8.3 mi |
48846 | Ionia, MI | 9.3 mi |
48873 | Pewamo, MI | 10.6 mi |
48851 | Lyons, MI | 11.3 mi |
48818 | Crystal, MI | 12.0 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48870?
48870 is in Palo, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1103, -84.9848.
What county is 48870 in?
48870 lies in Ionia County.
What area code is 48870?
Palo uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48870 in?
48870 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48870?
About 194 people live in ZIP code 48870, in 75 households, at 3,079.4 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 48870?
$34,290 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48870?
The closest are 48834 (2.7 mi), 48860 (5.1 mi), 48865 (6.2 mi), 48845 (6.7 mi) and 48884 (7.6 mi).
Is 48870 a PO Box ZIP code?
48870 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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