48906
ZIP 48906 is in Lansing, Michigan, mostly in Clinton County; area code 517; Eastern time. Lansing has 22 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Clinton +2 more
- Metro area
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Population
- 25,901
- Coordinates
- 42.7880, -84.5894
Weather right now
Asking the National Weather Service…
Where 48906 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.
- 🔢 Type 48906 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOGBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,906 = 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 13 × 19. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111100001010 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48901 (Lansing, MI, 4 mi away) and 48908 (Lansing, MI, 18 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48906 becomes 60984, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,127 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
- 🎯753 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48906 and you would come out at 42.79°S, 95.41°E — 1,283 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 01m.
- 📏 At 32.5 square miles of land, 48906 is bigger than 48% of ZIP codes — room for about 25 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 25,901This ZIP25,901 |
|---|---|
| Households | 11,119This ZIP11,119 |
| Housing units | 12,017This ZIP12,017 |
| Median age | 35.8This ZIP35.8Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $64,315This ZIP$64,315Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $139,700This ZIP$139,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $1,093This ZIP$1,093Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 29.2%This ZIP29.2% |
| Mean commute | 20.5 minThis ZIP20.5 min |
| Population density | 796.3 / sq miThis ZIP796.3 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 627This ZIP627 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 13,425This ZIP13,425 |
| Annual payroll | $769,338,000This ZIP$769,338,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 12,090This ZIP12,090 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $644,879,000This ZIP$644,879,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 32.53 sq miThis ZIP32.53 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.42 sq miThis ZIP0.42 sq mi |
Counties 48906 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Clinton County | 77.7% |
| Ingham County | 16.9% |
| Eaton County | 5.4% |
Other place names in 48906
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48906
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48937 | Lansing, MI | 3.1 mi |
48915 | Lansing, MI | 3.5 mi |
48922 | Lansing, MI | 4.1 mi |
48929 | Lansing, MI | 4.1 mi |
48930 | Lansing, MI | 4.1 mi |
48956 | Lansing, MI | 4.1 mi |
48901 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48909 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48913 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48916 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
Find every ZIP code within 10 miles of 48906 →
Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48906?
48906 is in Lansing, Michigan, in Clinton County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7880, -84.5894.
What county is 48906 in?
48906 spans 3 counties: Clinton County, Ingham County and Eaton County. Most of it falls in Clinton 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 48906?
Lansing uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48906 in?
48906 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48906?
About 25,901 people live in ZIP code 48906, in 11,119 households, at 796.3 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 48906?
$64,315 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48906?
The closest are 48937 (3.1 mi), 48915 (3.5 mi), 48922 (4.1 mi), 48929 (4.1 mi) and 48930 (4.1 mi).
Is 48906 a PO Box ZIP code?
48906 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
Download or cite
Cite this page
zipcodes.pro. “48906 ZIP Code — Lansing, Michigan (Clinton County).” Data release 2026-10-12. Retrieved 2026-10-20. https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48906
Machine-readable version of these facts:
curl https://zipcodes.pro/zip/48906.jsonUnderlying data is public domain or openly licensed — sources, vintages and licences.