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48439 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48439 covers Grand Blanc, Michigan, with a population of about 52,071 and a median household income of $88,505.

Population
52,071955 per square mile
Median age
42.13.4 points above the US average
Median household income
$88,5051.2× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
5.5%6.9 points below the US average
Typical home value
$300,364up 23.5% in five years
Median rent
$1,035about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
42.8%7.8 points above the US average
Homeownership
75.1%10.1 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
1,026

Where 48439 is

Grand Blanc, 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

Population52,071
Median age42.1
Family households66%
Born outside the US5.6%
Speaks a language other than English at home6.9%
White (non-Hispanic)75.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)11.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)3.4%
Hispanic or Latino3.7%
Veterans6%
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$88,505
Income per person$46,577
Poverty rate5.5%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.2%
$10–15k1.1%
$15–20k2.2%
$20–25k2.3%
$25–30k2.1%
$30–35k2.4%
$35–40k5.1%
$40–45k4.7%
$45–50k3.8%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k11.7%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k13.1%
$125–150k7.2%
$150–200k11.1%
$200k or more12.9%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed26,550
Mean adjusted gross income$84,857
Returns declaring $200,000 or more6.9%
Returns, under $25k26.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k20.9%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.5%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.5%
Returns, $200k or more6.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$250,800
Median gross rent$1,035
Rent as a share of household income24.5%
Owner-occupied75.1%
Vacant homes3.7%
Median year built1983

What the homes are

Detached house65.5%
Attached house9.8%
2 to 4 units2.9%
5 to 19 units12.1%
20 or more units7.1%
Mobile home2.5%
Boat, RV or van0.2%
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$300,364as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 23.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 87.1%
Typical asking rent$1,072as of 2026-07
Typical asking rent, 1 yearup 3.2%
Typical home value since 2000
200020132026$300,364$99,234

$135,412 in 2000 to $300,364 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%
High school diploma or higher96.2%
Works from home14.6%
Drives to work alone75.6%
Takes public transport0.8%
Commutes 45 minutes or more24.2%
Health

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

Obesity35.3% 1.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12.1% 1.1 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure34.1% same as the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health16% 4.3 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)5.2% 6.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.8% 3.9 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity21.4% 4 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis29.1% 4 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication77.6% 2.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)9.4% 1.7 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.4% 1 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.2% same as the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.4% 3.7 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening88.9% 3 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.9% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening72.3% 8 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD6.7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist72.7% 11.4 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28.9% 1.8 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.7% 2.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity11.7% 5.4 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps10% 4.3 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.4% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.5% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7.3% 1.1 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport6.7% 2.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness34.2% same as the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use81.5% 5.6 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)16.9% same as the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.5% 1.5 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.9% 0.6 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.1% 0.9 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat6.8% 2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours36.1% same as the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.2% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.9% 4.1 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.9% 1.7 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments1,026
People employed14,776
Annual payroll$880,738,000
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 41.9% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 18 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss48.7 out of 100
Community resilience59.9 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.

Tornado86Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave84.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind80.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail69.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm68.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide68.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning52.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire41Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding38.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.9Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather32.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake19.8Very 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$88,505$71,149$78,538
Income per person$46,577$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate5.5%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$250,800$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,035$1,084$1,348
Homeownership75.1%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher42.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home14.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.6%7%13.9%
Median age42.140.138.7
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 stationGOODRICH, MI US9.6 km away
Rain in a year32 in

Average high and low by month

January30.1°F / 15.3°F2.15 in rain
February33.4°F / 16°F1.48 in rain
March43.6°F / 23.5°F1.98 in rain
April56.4°F / 34.2°F2.97 in rain
May68.5°F / 46.2°F3.71 in rain
June77.7°F / 55.6°F3.08 in rain
July81.7°F / 58.9°F3.69 in rain
August80.1°F / 58.3°F3.24 in rain
September73.6°F / 50.8°F2.99 in rain
October60.3°F / 40.1°F2.67 in rain
November46.7°F / 30.8°F2.32 in rain
December35.4°F / 21.9°F1.92 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 supermarket84% of this ZIP code's area
No vehicle and far from a supermarket38% of this ZIP code's area
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 6 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Grand Blanc Community Schools59.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Goodrich Area Schools22.4% of this ZIP code's land area
Lake Fenton Community Schools11.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Carman-Ainsworth Community School District2.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Atherton Community Schools1.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Linden Community Schools1.4% 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 vulnerability25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status23more vulnerable than 23% of US census tracts
Household characteristics33more vulnerable than 33% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Walkability5.9 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48480 Grand Blanc, MI1.4 km away
48529 Burton, MI5.9 km away
48519 Burton, MI6.5 km away
48411 Atlas, MI7.4 km away
48552 Flint, MI9 km away
48551 Flint, MI9 km away
48553 Flint, MI9.2 km away
48531 Flint, MI9.8 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.

Genesee County98.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Oakland County1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area54.5 sq mi
Water area0.48 sq mi
Population density955 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.9282, -83.6264

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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