48911
ZIP 48911 is in Lansing, Michigan, mostly in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time. Lansing has 22 ZIP codes in all.
- Type
- Standard
- Time zone
- America/Detroit
- County
- Ingham +1 more
- Metro area
- Lansing-East Lansing, MI
- Population
- 39,876
- Coordinates
- 42.6729, -84.5734
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Where 48911 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 48911 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIGBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,911 = 59 × 829. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011111100001111 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48910 (Lansing, MI, 3 mi away) and 48912 (Lansing, MI, 5 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48911 becomes 11984, which is not a ZIP code at all.
- 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11948, 14819, 14891, 18419, 18914, 19148, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94118 in San Francisco, CA, 2,010 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 80% 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 48911 and you would come out at 42.67°S, 95.43°E — 1,287 miles from Port-aux-Français, French Southern Territories, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
- 📏 At 17.3 square miles of land, 48911 is bigger than 35% of ZIP codes — room for about 13 Central Parks.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 39,876This ZIP39,876 |
|---|---|
| Households | 17,060This ZIP17,060 |
| Housing units | 18,305This ZIP18,305 |
| Median age | 35.2This ZIP35.2Michigan40.2US 38.9 |
| Median household income | $56,631This ZIP$56,631Michigan$72,875US $80,734 |
| Median home value | $146,600This ZIP$146,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700 |
| Median gross rent | $943This ZIP$943Michigan$1,129US $1,413 |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 26.3%This ZIP26.3% |
| Mean commute | 20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min |
| Population density | 2,300.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,300.2 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 573This ZIP573 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 10,591This ZIP10,591 |
| Annual payroll | $587,857,000This ZIP$587,857,000 |
| Tax returns filed | 18,390This ZIP18,390 |
| Total adjusted gross income | $890,989,000This ZIP$890,989,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 17.34 sq miThis ZIP17.34 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.28 sq miThis ZIP0.28 sq mi |
Counties 48911 spans
A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.
| County | Share of this ZIP |
|---|---|
| Ingham County | 80.3% |
| Eaton County | 19.7% |
Other place names in 48911
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48911
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48951 | Lansing, MI | 2.8 mi |
48910 | Lansing, MI | 3.0 mi |
48842 | Holt, MI | 3.1 mi |
48933 | Lansing, MI | 4.0 mi |
48919 | Lansing, MI | 4.0 mi |
48922 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48929 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48930 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48956 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
48901 | Lansing, MI | 4.2 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48911?
48911 is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6729, -84.5734.
What county is 48911 in?
48911 spans 2 counties: Ingham County and Eaton County. Most of it falls in Ingham 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 48911?
Lansing uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48911 in?
48911 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48911?
About 39,876 people live in ZIP code 48911, in 17,060 households, at 2,300.2 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 48911?
$56,631 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.
What ZIP codes are near 48911?
The closest are 48951 (2.8 mi), 48910 (3 mi), 48842 (3.1 mi), 48933 (4 mi) and 48919 (4 mi).
Is 48911 a PO Box ZIP code?
48911 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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