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Where 48874 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 48874 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hLBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,874 = 2 × 7 × 3491. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111011101010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48873 (Pewamo, MI, 17 mi away) and 48875 (Portland, MI, 29 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48874 becomes 47884 — and that is a real ZIP code: Universal, IN, 287 miles away.
- 👥 9 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (44878, 44887, 47848, 47884, 48748, 48847, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84784 in Hildale, UT, 1,551 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯759 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48874 and you would come out at 43.19°S, 95.41°E — 1,269 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 0.576 square miles of land, 48874 is bigger than 6% of ZIP codes — about 279 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
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Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 107This ZIP107 |
|---|---|
| Households | 51This ZIP51 |
| Housing units | 51This ZIP51 |
| Median age | 51.7This ZIP51.7Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $75,774This ZIP$75,774Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $111,300This ZIP$111,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 45.9%This ZIP45.9% |
| Mean commute | 27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min |
| Population density | 185.8 / sq miThis ZIP185.8 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 3This ZIP3 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 12This ZIP12 |
| Annual payroll | $409,000This ZIP$409,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.58 sq miThis ZIP0.58 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
ZIP codes near 48874
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48871 | Perrinton, MI | 4.5 mi |
48862 | North Star, MI | 5.0 mi |
48806 | Ashley, MI | 5.0 mi |
48847 | Ithaca, MI | 6.1 mi |
48856 | Middleton, MI | 7.0 mi |
48833 | Eureka, MI | 7.0 mi |
48853 | Maple Rapids, MI | 7.6 mi |
48807 | Bannister, MI | 10.0 mi |
48879 | Saint Johns, MI | 12.4 mi |
48889 | Sumner, MI | 12.7 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48874?
48874 is in Pompeii, Michigan, in Gratiot County, part of the Alma, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.1864, -84.5949.
What county is 48874 in?
48874 lies in Gratiot County.
What area code is 48874?
Pompeii uses area code 989, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48874 in?
48874 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48874?
About 107 people live in ZIP code 48874, in 51 households, at 185.8 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 48874?
$75,774 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48874?
The closest are 48871 (4.5 mi), 48862 (5 mi), 48806 (5 mi), 48847 (6.1 mi) and 48856 (7 mi).
Is 48874 a PO Box ZIP code?
48874 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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