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48888

ZIP 48888 is Stanton, Michigan, in Montcalm County; area code 989; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Montcalm
Population
5,813
Coordinates
43.3148, -85.1061
☼ Live from 48888 — Stanton, MI

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Where 48888 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48888
  • 🔢 Type 48888 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,888 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 7 × 97. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111011111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48887 (Smyrna, MI, 19 mi away) and 48889 (Sumner, MI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48888 becomes 88884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 84% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 56%.
  • 🎯736 miles northeast of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48888 and you would come out at 43.31°S, 94.89°E — 1,242 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 24m of daylight. Shortest: 8h 58m.
  • 📏 At 85.2 square miles of land, 48888 is bigger than 74% of ZIP codes — room for about 65 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,813This ZIP5,813
Households2,378This ZIP2,378
Housing units2,807This ZIP2,807
Median age50.5This ZIP50.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,500This ZIP$57,500Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$159,300This ZIP$159,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$897This ZIP$897Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute28.9 minThis ZIP28.9 min
Population density68.2 / sq miThis ZIP68.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments101This ZIP101
Employees879This ZIP879
Annual payroll$24,815,000This ZIP$24,815,000
Tax returns filed2,900This ZIP2,900
Total adjusted gross income$160,834,000This ZIP$160,834,000

Land area

Land area85.24 sq miThis ZIP85.24 sq mi
Water area1.71 sq miThis ZIP1.71 sq mi

Other place names in 48888

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48888

ZIPCityDistance
48852 Mcbrides, MI 4.0 mi
48885 Sidney, MI 5.4 mi
48829 Edmore, MI 7.3 mi
48886 Six Lakes, MI 7.5 mi
48884 Sheridan, MI 7.8 mi
48812 Cedar Lake, MI 9.5 mi
48818 Crystal, MI 10.9 mi
48850 Lakeview, MI 10.9 mi
48891 Vestaburg, MI 11.2 mi
49326 Gowen, MI 11.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48888?

48888 is in Stanton, Michigan, in Montcalm County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 43.3148, -85.1061.

What county is 48888 in?

48888 lies in Montcalm County.

What area code is 48888?

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

What time zone is 48888 in?

48888 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48888?

About 5,813 people live in ZIP code 48888, in 2,378 households, at 68.2 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 48888?

$57,500 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48888?

The closest are 48852 (4 mi), 48885 (5.4 mi), 48829 (7.3 mi), 48886 (7.5 mi) and 48884 (7.8 mi).

Is 48888 a PO Box ZIP code?

48888 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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