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48883

ZIP 48883 is Shepherd, Michigan, mostly in Isabella County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Isabella +2 more
Metro area
Mount Pleasant, MI
Population
7,292
Coordinates
43.5437, -84.6739
☼ Live from 48883 — Shepherd, MI

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Where 48883 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 48883
  • 🔢 Type 48883 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EBBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48883 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 31, a total 799 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48882 (Shaftsburg, MI, 55 mi away) and 48884 (Sheridan, MI, 30 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48883 becomes 38884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 5 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (38488, 38848, 48838, 83848, 88348). The farthest-flung twin is 83848 in Nordman, ID, 1,572 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 85% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 57%.
  • 🎯761 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48883 and you would come out at 43.54°S, 95.33°E — 1,254 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 26m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 56m.
  • 📏 At 114.9 square miles of land, 48883 is bigger than 81% of ZIP codes — room for about 87 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population7,292This ZIP7,292
Households2,735This ZIP2,735
Housing units2,965This ZIP2,965
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$65,223This ZIP$65,223Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$160,300This ZIP$160,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.3%This ZIP23.3%
Mean commute22.4 minThis ZIP22.4 min
Population density63.4 / sq miThis ZIP63.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments92This ZIP92
Employees635This ZIP635
Annual payroll$32,347,000This ZIP$32,347,000
Tax returns filed3,340This ZIP3,340
Total adjusted gross income$207,917,000This ZIP$207,917,000

Land area

Land area114.94 sq miThis ZIP114.94 sq mi
Water area0.93 sq miThis ZIP0.93 sq mi

Counties 48883 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Isabella County 65.0%
Midland County 34.7%
Gratiot County 0.3%

Other place names in 48883

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ZIP codes near 48883

ZIPCityDistance
48859 Mount Pleasant, MI 5.8 mi
48880 Saint Louis, MI 7.6 mi
48858 Mount Pleasant, MI 7.9 mi
48832 Elwell, MI 10.5 mi
48804 Mount Pleasant, MI 11.0 mi
48801 Alma, MI 11.4 mi
48896 Winn, MI 11.5 mi
48878 Rosebush, MI 12.4 mi
48877 Riverdale, MI 12.8 mi
48615 Breckenridge, MI 13.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48883?

48883 is in Shepherd, Michigan, in Isabella County, part of the Mount Pleasant, MI micropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.5437, -84.6739.

What county is 48883 in?

48883 spans 3 counties: Isabella County, Midland County and Gratiot County. Most of it falls in Isabella 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 48883?

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

What time zone is 48883 in?

48883 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48883?

About 7,292 people live in ZIP code 48883, in 2,735 households, at 63.4 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 48883?

$65,223 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48883?

The closest are 48859 (5.8 mi), 48880 (7.6 mi), 48858 (7.9 mi), 48832 (10.5 mi) and 48804 (11 mi).

Is 48883 a PO Box ZIP code?

48883 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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