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48759 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48759 covers Sebewaing, Michigan, with a population of about 3,439 and a median household income of $60,431.

Population
3,43972 per square mile
Median age
43.64.9 points above the US average
Median household income
$60,43115% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
12.6%about the US average
Typical home value
$145,852up 45.8% in five years
Degree or higher
16.7%18.3 points below the US average
Homeownership
84.3%19.3 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
64

Where 48759 is

Sebewaing, 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

Population3,439
Median age43.6
Family households60.2%
Born outside the US0.7%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.4%
White (non-Hispanic)94.7%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino3%
Veterans6.4%
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$60,431
Income per person$35,014
Poverty rate12.6%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k4.8%
$10–15k3.7%
$15–20k1.1%
$20–25k6.8%
$25–30k3.7%
$30–35k4.4%
$35–40k8.3%
$40–45k4.5%
$45–50k3.5%
$50–60k8.8%
$60–75k8.5%
$75–100k18.5%
$100–125k6.1%
$125–150k6.0%
$150–200k5.4%
$200k or more5.8%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,610
Mean adjusted gross income$58,486
Returns declaring $200,000 or more3.1%
Returns, under $25k32.9%
Returns, $25k–$50k25.5%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.9%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.2%
Returns, $100k–$200k12.4%
Returns, $200k or more3.1%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$116,200
Rent as a share of household income18.8%
Owner-occupied84.3%
Vacant homes21.9%
Median year built1949

What the homes are

Detached house86.6%
Attached house1.9%
2 to 4 units3.6%
5 to 19 units3.1%
20 or more units1%
Mobile home3.7%
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$145,852as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 5.3%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 45.8%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 139.5%
Typical home value since 2000
201220192026$145,852$41,163

$41,163 in 2012 to $145,852 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate3.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%
High school diploma or higher93.7%
Works from home6.5%
Drives to work alone80.5%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more10.7%
Health

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

Obesity39% 5.6 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes13.6% 1.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes17.1% 3.9 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure40.2% 6.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.3% 1 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.8% 4.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression27.2% 5.3 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity28.4% 3 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.4% 9.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking15.2% 0.8 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.8% 5.1 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.8% 2.6 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year80.7% 4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.9% 2 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.2% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening70.5% 6.2 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.3% 3.7 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist66% 4.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability35.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23% 1.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity14.4% 2.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.9% same as the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38% 1.8 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity10.4% 3.4 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.6% 1.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32% 2.4 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.9% 1 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.8% 1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability17% 3 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)16.2% 2.7 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.3% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.8% 1 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.5% 2.9 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost13.5% 0.5 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.4% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments64
People employed875
Annual payroll$40,728,000
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 69.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss74.1 out of 100
Community resilience84.1 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.

Cold wave95.6Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather95.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind93.4Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding84.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding80.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail77.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning71.7Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado64.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm62.3Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane52.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave32.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake20.2Very 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$60,431$71,149$78,538
Income per person$35,014$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate12.6%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$116,200$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership84.3%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher16.7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate3.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home6.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.7%7%13.9%
Median age43.640.138.7
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 stationCASS CITY 1 SSW, MI US26 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year43 in

Average high and low by month

January28.6°F / 12.9°F2.02 in rain, 14.4 in snow
February31.6°F / 13.3°F1.79 in rain, 9.3 in snow
March42°F / 22.3°F1.99 in rain, 5 in snow
April54.9°F / 32.2°F3.5 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May67.6°F / 43.2°F3.52 in rain
June77.3°F / 53.7°F3.27 in rain
July80.4°F / 57.2°F3.24 in rain
August78.5°F / 55.9°F3.12 in rain
September71.9°F / 48.5°F3.17 in rain
October59°F / 38.6°F2.91 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November45.4°F / 29°F2.52 in rain, 3.1 in snow
December34.3°F / 20.6°F2 in rain, 9 in snow
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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
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.

Unionville-Sebewaing Area School District76.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Owendale-Gagetown Area Schools15.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Elkton-Pigeon-Bay Port Schools7.5% 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 vulnerability46more vulnerable than 46% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Household characteristics48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport64more vulnerable than 64% of US census tracts
Walkability6.7 out of 20Below average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48767 Unionville, MI9.5 km away
48720 Bay Port, MI13.9 km away
48735 Gagetown, MI16.3 km away
48755 Pigeon, MI16.3 km away
48754 Owendale, MI16.6 km away
48701 Akron, MI18.1 km away
48731 Elkton, MI23.8 km away
48733 Fairgrove, MI26.8 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.

Huron County99.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Tuscola County0.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area48 sq mi
Water area1.42 sq mi
Population density72 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.7289, -83.4366

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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