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48876

ZIP 48876 is Potterville, Michigan, in Eaton County; area code 517; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Eaton
Population
4,360
Coordinates
42.6484, -84.7331
☼ Live from 48876 — Potterville, MI

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Where 48876 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48876
  • 🔢 Type 48876 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gLBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,876 = 2 × 2 × 3 × 4073. Its digits add up to 33, a total 456 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011101100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48875 (Portland, MI, 18 mi away) and 48877 (Riverdale, MI, 52 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48876 becomes 67884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 14 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (46788, 47868, 48768, 48867, 64788, 68748, …). The farthest-flung twin is 78468 in Corpus Christi, TX, 1,251 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯744 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48876 and you would come out at 42.65°S, 95.27°E — 1,281 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 13.5 square miles of land, 48876 is bigger than 31% of ZIP codes — room for about 10 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population4,360This ZIP4,360
Households1,653This ZIP1,653
Housing units1,759This ZIP1,759
Median age34.6This ZIP34.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,594This ZIP$74,594Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$186,900This ZIP$186,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,138This ZIP$1,138Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.6%This ZIP21.6%
Mean commute20.8 minThis ZIP20.8 min
Population density323.3 / sq miThis ZIP323.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments30This ZIP30
Employees549This ZIP549
Annual payroll$30,887,000This ZIP$30,887,000
Tax returns filed2,090This ZIP2,090
Total adjusted gross income$126,348,000This ZIP$126,348,000

Land area

Land area13.48 sq miThis ZIP13.48 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 48876

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ZIP codes near 48876

ZIPCityDistance
48821 Dimondale, MI 4.2 mi
48908 Lansing, MI 6.5 mi
48837 Grand Ledge, MI 7.1 mi
48917 Lansing, MI 7.1 mi
48813 Charlotte, MI 7.7 mi
48911 Lansing, MI 8.3 mi
48842 Holt, MI 9.9 mi
48827 Eaton Rapids, MI 10.3 mi
48915 Lansing, MI 10.4 mi
48933 Lansing, MI 10.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48876?

48876 is in Potterville, Michigan, in Eaton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6484, -84.7331.

What county is 48876 in?

48876 lies in Eaton County.

What area code is 48876?

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

What time zone is 48876 in?

48876 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48876?

About 4,360 people live in ZIP code 48876, in 1,653 households, at 323.3 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 48876?

$74,594 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48876?

The closest are 48821 (4.2 mi), 48908 (6.5 mi), 48837 (7.1 mi), 48917 (7.1 mi) and 48813 (7.7 mi).

Is 48876 a PO Box ZIP code?

48876 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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