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48875

ZIP 48875 is Portland, Michigan, mostly in Ionia County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia +1 more
Population
11,400
Coordinates
42.8608, -84.9414
☼ Live from 48875 — Portland, MI

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Where 48875 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 48875
  • 🔢 Type 48875 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SLBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,875 = 5 × 5 × 5 × 17 × 23. Its digits add up to 32, a total 644 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48874 (Pompeii, MI, 29 mi away) and 48876 (Potterville, MI, 18 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48875 becomes 57884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (45788, 45887, 47588, 47858, 47885, 48758, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85748 in Tucson, AZ, 1,585 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯737 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48875 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 95.06°E — 1,264 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 85.2 square miles of land, 48875 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population11,400This ZIP11,400
Households4,406This ZIP4,406
Housing units4,546This ZIP4,546
Median age38.5This ZIP38.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,216This ZIP$94,216Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$227,500This ZIP$227,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,055This ZIP$1,055Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.9%This ZIP29.9%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density133.8 / sq miThis ZIP133.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments172This ZIP172
Employees2,032This ZIP2,032
Annual payroll$91,323,000This ZIP$91,323,000
Tax returns filed5,230This ZIP5,230
Total adjusted gross income$387,031,000This ZIP$387,031,000

Land area

Land area85.23 sq miThis ZIP85.23 sq mi
Water area1.41 sq miThis ZIP1.41 sq mi

Counties 48875 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Ionia County 90.0%
Clinton County 10.0%

Other place names in 48875

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ZIP codes near 48875

ZIPCityDistance
48851 Lyons, MI 6.2 mi
48890 Sunfield, MI 6.6 mi
48894 Westphalia, MI 8.7 mi
48861 Mulliken, MI 9.2 mi
48822 Eagle, MI 9.2 mi
48849 Lake Odessa, MI 10.4 mi
48846 Ionia, MI 10.5 mi
48873 Pewamo, MI 11.6 mi
48837 Grand Ledge, MI 11.7 mi
48860 Muir, MI 13.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48875?

48875 is in Portland, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8608, -84.9414.

What county is 48875 in?

48875 spans 2 counties: Ionia County and Clinton County. Most of it falls in Ionia 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 48875?

Portland uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48875 in?

48875 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48875?

About 11,400 people live in ZIP code 48875, in 4,406 households, at 133.8 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 48875?

$94,216 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48875?

The closest are 48851 (6.2 mi), 48890 (6.6 mi), 48894 (8.7 mi), 48861 (9.2 mi) and 48822 (9.2 mi).

Is 48875 a PO Box ZIP code?

48875 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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