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48421 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48421 covers Columbiaville, Michigan, with a population of about 6,488 and a median household income of $69,597.

Population
6,488156 per square mile
Median age
47.79 points above the US average
Median household income
$69,597about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
6.9%5.5 points below the US average
Typical home value
$264,911up 25.7% in five years
Median rent
$69836% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
19.7%15.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
92.9%27.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 48421 is

Columbiaville, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population6,488
Median age47.7
Family households82.8%
Born outside the US1.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.2%
White (non-Hispanic)97.3%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.3%
Veterans9.1%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$69,597
Income per person$34,080
Poverty rate6.9%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k1.7%
$15–20k5.9%
$20–25k2.0%
$25–30k2.2%
$30–35k2.2%
$35–40k2.0%
$40–45k3.5%
$45–50k5.0%
$50–60k9.0%
$60–75k18.9%
$75–100k11.1%
$100–125k12.2%
$125–150k11.3%
$150–200k8.0%
$200k or more2.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed3,240
Mean adjusted gross income$64,845
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k29.3%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k16.4%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k16.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$208,100
Median gross rent$698
Rent as a share of household income20.8%
Owner-occupied92.9%
Vacant homes16%
Median year built1975

What the homes are

Detached house93.9%
Attached house1.2%
2 to 4 units1.5%
5 to 19 units0.3%
20 or more units0.6%
Mobile home2.6%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$264,911as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 25.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 97.5%
Typical home value since 2000
200320142026$264,911$88,016

$119,086 in 2003 to $264,911 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate9.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%
High school diploma or higher94.4%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone80.8%
Takes public transport2.1%
Commutes 45 minutes or more35.3%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity36% 2.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.2% same as the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure37.8% 3.7 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.1% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.1% 5.2 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis32.5% 7.4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.4% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.5% 3.8 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.1% 2.4 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.8% 1.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year79.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.4% 1.5 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.3% 0.5 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.1% 4.8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.6% 3 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33% 2.3 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.6% 2.2 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.8% 3.3 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.3% 1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability8.2% 1.5 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.9% 0.7 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.5% 3.9 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.9% 1 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)18.2% 1.4 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.3% 1.3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.5% 2 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.7% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.9% 0.5 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost10.6% 2.4 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.9% 0.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed228
Annual payroll$8,503,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 34.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss30.6 out of 100
Community resilience66.1 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Strong wind83.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave79.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide77.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail61.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire55.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm52.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning45.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding42.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather29.4Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave20.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake15.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$69,597$71,149$78,538
Income per person$34,080$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate6.9%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$208,100$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$698$1,084$1,348
Homeownership92.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher19.7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate9.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.4%7%13.9%
Median age47.740.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationLAPEER 2W, MI US10.4 km away
Rain in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January31.2°F / 15.7°F2.81 in rain
February34.7°F / 15.9°F2.28 in rain
March44.7°F / 25.2°F2.54 in rain
April57.3°F / 34.9°F3.28 in rain
May69.2°F / 46.3°F3.71 in rain
June78°F / 56.5°F3.21 in rain
July81.9°F / 61.1°F3.37 in rain
August79.7°F / 59.4°F4.57 in rain
September73.9°F / 51.2°F2.56 in rain
October61.4°F / 40.4°F2.99 in rain
November48.1°F / 32°F2.56 in rain
December35.9°F / 22.5°F2.26 in rain
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket16% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Lakeville Community Schools72.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Lapeer Community Schools18.7% of this ZIP code's land area
North Branch Area Schools9.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status44more vulnerable than 44% of US census tracts
Household characteristics30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport28more vulnerable than 28% of US census tracts
Walkability3.1 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

48464 Otter Lake, MI8.3 km away
48446 Lapeer, MI11 km away
48463 Otisville, MI11.3 km away
48435 Fostoria, MI12.7 km away
48461 North Branch, MI14 km away
48423 Davison, MI17.5 km away
48437 Genesee, MI19.5 km away
48746 Millington, MI19.9 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Lapeer County95% of this ZIP code's land area
Genesee County5% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area41.46 sq mi
Water area3.08 sq mi
Population density156 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.1503, -83.3811

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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