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48897

ZIP 48897 is Woodland, Michigan, mostly in Barry County; area code 269; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Barry +1 more
Population
1,669
Coordinates
42.7039, -85.1303
☼ Live from 48897 — Woodland, MI

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Where 48897 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48897
  • 🔢 Type 48897 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LGBBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,897 = 3 × 3 × 3 × 1811. Its digits add up to 36, a total 149 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111100000001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48896 (Winn, MI, 58 mi away) and 48901 (Lansing, MI, 29 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48897 becomes 79884, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 11 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (47988, 48879, 49788, 49878, 49887, 78948, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97488 in Vida, OR, 1,858 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% 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 48897 and you would come out at 42.70°S, 94.87°E — 1,262 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 32.5 square miles of land, 48897 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population1,669This ZIP1,669
Households631This ZIP631
Housing units660This ZIP660
Median age42.5This ZIP42.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$69,531This ZIP$69,531Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$224,600This ZIP$224,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$812This ZIP$812Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.1%This ZIP16.1%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density51.4 / sq miThis ZIP51.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments20This ZIP20
Employees99This ZIP99
Annual payroll$5,056,000This ZIP$5,056,000
Tax returns filed740This ZIP740
Total adjusted gross income$46,891,000This ZIP$46,891,000

Land area

Land area32.46 sq miThis ZIP32.46 sq mi
Water area0.21 sq miThis ZIP0.21 sq mi

Counties 48897 spans

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

CountyShare of this ZIP
Barry County 97.6%
Eaton County 2.4%

Other place names in 48897

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ZIP codes near 48897

ZIPCityDistance
48849 Lake Odessa, MI 6.5 mi
49096 Vermontville, MI 7.8 mi
49073 Nashville, MI 8.9 mi
48890 Sunfield, MI 9.4 mi
49325 Freeport, MI 9.5 mi
49058 Hastings, MI 9.8 mi
48861 Mulliken, MI 11.0 mi
48815 Clarksville, MI 11.1 mi
49035 Cloverdale, MI 11.8 mi
48875 Portland, MI 14.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48897?

48897 is in Woodland, Michigan, in Barry County, part of the Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7039, -85.1303.

What county is 48897 in?

48897 spans 2 counties: Barry County and Eaton County. Most of it falls in Barry 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 48897?

Woodland uses area code 269, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48897 in?

48897 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48897?

About 1,669 people live in ZIP code 48897, in 631 households, at 51.4 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 48897?

$69,531 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48897?

The closest are 48849 (6.5 mi), 49096 (7.8 mi), 49073 (8.9 mi), 48890 (9.4 mi) and 49325 (9.5 mi).

Is 48897 a PO Box ZIP code?

48897 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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