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48825 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48825 covers East Lansing, Michigan, with a population of about 11,127.

Population
11,12716,186 per square mile
Median age
19.419.3 points below the US average
Degree or higher
49.2%14.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time

Where 48825 is

East Lansing, 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

Population11,127
Median age19.4
Born outside the US7.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home13.8%
White (non-Hispanic)73%
Black (non-Hispanic)6.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)9.1%
Hispanic or Latino7%
Veterans0.1%
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

Income per person$10,516
Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate10.5%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%
High school diploma or higher100%
Works from home7.5%
Drives to work alone29.5%
Takes public transport8.9%
Commutes 45 minutes or more3.1%
Health

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

Obesity32.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes2.2% 9.8 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes12% 1.2 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure15.6% 18.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)9.2% 2.1 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression36% 14.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.1% 1.3 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis6.3% 18.8 pts below the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking19.9% 3.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication21.3% 53.4 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)0.7% 7 pts below the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma14.1% 3.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease1.2% 5 pts below the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year70.9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening60.5% 25.4 pts below the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability29.7% 14.9 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening55.9% 8.4 pts below the national average of 64.3%
COPD3.6% 3 pts below the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist58.1% 3.2 pts below the national average of 61.3%
Any disability39.4% 8.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support28.5% 3.7 pts above the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity33.3% 16.2 pts above the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps32.3% 18 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability3.1% 3.6 pts below the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol12% 24.2 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity20.1% 6.3 pts above the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability15.6% 7.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport22.6% 13.4 pts above the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness49% 14.6 pts above the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use68.4% 7.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)31.5% 14.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability4.9% 9.1 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)11.2% 2.3 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.3% 1.7 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat15.8% 7 pts above the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours37.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 36.4%
Stroke0.7% 2.7 pts below the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost27.4% 14.4 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability6.8% 1.2 pts above the national average of 5.6%
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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 45.4% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively High across the 7 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss44.3 out of 100
Community resilience83 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 wind78.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail66.5Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather55Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm53.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide46.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave44.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding43.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake41.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning33.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire32.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane31.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave9.4Relatively 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$71,149$78,538
Income per person$10,516$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate13.1%12.4%
Median home value$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,084$1,348
Homeownership72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher49.2%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate10.5%5.8%5.2%
Works from home7.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US7.3%7%13.9%
Median age19.440.138.7
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 stationEAST LANSING 4 S, MI US5.8 km away
Rain in a year34 in
Snow in a year36 in

Average high and low by month

January31.8°F / 17.5°F2.08 in rain, 14.1 in snow
February34.4°F / 18.8°F1.6 in rain, 7.3 in snow
March44.9°F / 27.2°F1.68 in rain, 4.2 in snow
April57.7°F / 37.3°F3.55 in rain, 0.9 in snow
May70.2°F / 48.4°F4.36 in rain
June79.4°F / 57.6°F3.79 in rain
July83°F / 61.2°F3.37 in rain
August81.4°F / 59.8°F3.45 in rain
September75.5°F / 51.8°F3.17 in rain
October61.6°F / 41.5°F3.12 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November48.2°F / 32.2°F2.55 in rain, 1.8 in snow
December37.1°F / 23.5°F1.6 in rain, 7.4 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 supermarket51% 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%.

East Lansing School District100% 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.

Racial and ethnic minority status42more vulnerable than 42% of US census tracts
Walkability11.5 out of 20Above average
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48823 East Lansing, MI1.9 km away
48824 East Lansing, MI2 km away
48826 East Lansing, MI2.1 km away
48864 Okemos, MI4.3 km away
48912 Lansing, MI5.1 km away
48951 Lansing, MI6.3 km away
48840 Haslett, MI6.3 km away
48919 Lansing, MI7.1 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.

Ingham County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area0.69 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq mi
Population density16,186 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.7238, -84.4648

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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