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48881

ZIP 48881 is Saranac, Michigan, in Ionia County; area code 616; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ionia
Population
5,499
Coordinates
42.9327, -85.2043
☼ Live from 48881 — Saranac, MI

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Where 48881 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48881
  • 🔢 Type 48881 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,881 = 7 × 6983. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011110001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48880 (Saint Louis, MI, 48 mi away) and 48882 (Shaftsburg, MI, 47 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48881 becomes 18884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18848, 48188, 48818, 88418). The farthest-flung twin is 88418 in Des Moines, NM, 1,064 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯725 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48881 and you would come out at 42.93°S, 94.80°E — 1,250 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 00m.
  • 📏 At 54.0 square miles of land, 48881 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,499This ZIP5,499
Households2,022This ZIP2,022
Housing units2,117This ZIP2,117
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,607This ZIP$78,607Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$226,800This ZIP$226,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$720This ZIP$720Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.6%This ZIP23.6%
Mean commute26.9 minThis ZIP26.9 min
Population density101.8 / sq miThis ZIP101.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments78This ZIP78
Employees702This ZIP702
Annual payroll$31,988,000This ZIP$31,988,000
Tax returns filed2,620This ZIP2,620
Total adjusted gross income$169,577,000This ZIP$169,577,000

Land area

Land area54.03 sq miThis ZIP54.03 sq mi
Water area0.33 sq miThis ZIP0.33 sq mi

Other place names in 48881

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ZIP codes near 48881

ZIPCityDistance
48815 Clarksville, MI 7.3 mi
49331 Lowell, MI 7.6 mi
48846 Ionia, MI 8.3 mi
48887 Smyrna, MI 9.2 mi
48849 Lake Odessa, MI 10.1 mi
48809 Belding, MI 10.2 mi
48865 Orleans, MI 12.0 mi
49302 Alto, MI 12.6 mi
49325 Freeport, MI 12.9 mi
48851 Lyons, MI 13.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48881?

48881 is in Saranac, Michigan, in Ionia County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.9327, -85.2043.

What county is 48881 in?

48881 lies in Ionia County.

What area code is 48881?

Saranac uses area code 616, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48881 in?

48881 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48881?

About 5,499 people live in ZIP code 48881, in 2,022 households, at 101.8 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 48881?

$78,607 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48881?

The closest are 48815 (7.3 mi), 49331 (7.6 mi), 48846 (8.3 mi), 48887 (9.2 mi) and 48849 (10.1 mi).

Is 48881 a PO Box ZIP code?

48881 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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