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48878

ZIP 48878 is Rosebush, Michigan, in Isabella County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Isabella
Metro area
Mount Pleasant, MI
Population
1,240
Coordinates
43.7061, -84.7799
☼ Live from 48878 — Rosebush, MI

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Where 48878 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48878
  • 🔢 Type 48878 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BLBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,878 = 2 × 24439. Its digits add up to 35, a total 212 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48877 (Riverdale, MI, 21 mi away) and 48879 (Saint Johns, MI, 49 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48878 becomes 87884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 2 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (48887, 78884). The farthest-flung twin is 78884 in Utopia, TX, 1,265 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 86% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯759 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48878 and you would come out at 43.71°S, 95.22°E — 1,244 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 27m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 55m.
  • 📏 At 32.1 square miles of land, 48878 is bigger than 47% of ZIP codes — room for about 24 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,240This ZIP1,240
Households561This ZIP561
Housing units745This ZIP745
Median age51.0This ZIP51.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,656This ZIP$57,656Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$150,300This ZIP$150,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$598This ZIP$598Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher17.0%This ZIP17.0%
Mean commute22.3 minThis ZIP22.3 min
Population density38.6 / sq miThis ZIP38.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments37This ZIP37
Employees1,851This ZIP1,851
Annual payroll$193,624,000This ZIP$193,624,000
Tax returns filed770This ZIP770
Total adjusted gross income$47,088,000This ZIP$47,088,000

Land area

Land area32.13 sq miThis ZIP32.13 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 48878

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ZIP codes near 48878

ZIPCityDistance
48804 Mount Pleasant, MI 5.6 mi
48858 Mount Pleasant, MI 6.3 mi
48859 Mount Pleasant, MI 8.2 mi
48617 Clare, MI 10.5 mi
48622 Farwell, MI 10.5 mi
48893 Weidman, MI 10.6 mi
48618 Coleman, MI 11.3 mi
48883 Shepherd, MI 12.4 mi
48896 Winn, MI 14.1 mi
48632 Lake, MI 15.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48878?

48878 is in Rosebush, Michigan, in Isabella County, part of the Mount Pleasant, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.7061, -84.7799.

What county is 48878 in?

48878 lies in Isabella County.

What area code is 48878?

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

What time zone is 48878 in?

48878 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48878?

About 1,240 people live in ZIP code 48878, in 561 households, at 38.6 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 48878?

$57,656 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48878?

The closest are 48804 (5.6 mi), 48858 (6.3 mi), 48859 (8.2 mi), 48617 (10.5 mi) and 48622 (10.5 mi).

Is 48878 a PO Box ZIP code?

48878 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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