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48912

ZIP 48912 is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County; area code 517; Eastern time. Lansing has 22 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Ingham
Population
17,674
Coordinates
42.7384, -84.5240
☼ Live from 48912 — Lansing, MI

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Where 48912 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48912
  • 🔢 Type 48912 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIGBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,912 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 1019. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011111100010000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48911 (Lansing, MI, 5 mi away) and 48913 (Lansing, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48912 becomes 21984, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,012 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 58%.
  • 🎯756 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48912 and you would come out at 42.74°S, 95.48°E — 1,287 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 5.2 square miles of land, 48912 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,674This ZIP17,674
Households8,402This ZIP8,402
Housing units9,054This ZIP9,054
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$54,429This ZIP$54,429Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$150,200This ZIP$150,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,055This ZIP$1,055Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher41.0%This ZIP41.0%
Mean commute18.1 minThis ZIP18.1 min
Population density3,370.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,370.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments578This ZIP578
Employees18,639This ZIP18,639
Annual payroll$1,040,827,000This ZIP$1,040,827,000
Tax returns filed8,260This ZIP8,260
Total adjusted gross income$404,454,000This ZIP$404,454,000

Land area

Land area5.24 sq miThis ZIP5.24 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 48912

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

ZIP codes near 48912

ZIPCityDistance
48919 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48901 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48909 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48913 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48916 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48918 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48924 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48980 Lansing, MI 1.6 mi
48933 Lansing, MI 1.7 mi
48825 East Lansing, MI 1.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48912?

48912 is in Lansing, Michigan, in Ingham County, part of the Lansing-East Lansing, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7384, -84.5240.

What county is 48912 in?

48912 lies in Ingham County.

What area code is 48912?

Lansing uses area code 517, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48912 in?

48912 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48912?

About 17,674 people live in ZIP code 48912, in 8,402 households, at 3,370.3 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 48912?

$54,429 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48912?

The closest are 48919 (1.6 mi), 48901 (1.6 mi), 48909 (1.6 mi), 48913 (1.6 mi) and 48916 (1.6 mi).

Is 48912 a PO Box ZIP code?

48912 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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