48862 ZIP Code
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ZIP code 48862 covers North Star, Michigan, with a median household income of $48,750.
- Median age
- 32.36.4 points below the US average
- Median household income
- $48,75031% below the Michigan median
- Poverty rate
- 5.4%7 points below the US average
- Time zone
- Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Where 48862 is
North Star, 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
| Median age | 32.3 |
|---|---|
| Born outside the US | 0% |
| Speaks a language other than English at home | 0% |
| White (non-Hispanic) | 92.3% |
| Black (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Asian (non-Hispanic) | 0% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 7.7% |
Income and poverty
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median household income | $48,750 |
|---|---|
| Income per person | $22,000 |
| Poverty rate | 5.4% |
Housing
American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates
| Median year built | 1938 |
|---|
Natural hazard risk
FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.
| Overall risk | Higher than 65.2% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| FEMA rating | Relatively Moderate |
| Expected annual loss | 57.5 out of 100 |
| Community resilience | 77.5 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 wind | 98.1Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Winter weather | 97Very High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hail | 85.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Tornado | 84Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Cold wave | 83.1Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code |
| River flooding | 75Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Landslide | 72.1Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Ice storm | 70.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Hurricane | 49.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Wildfire | 46.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Lightning | 39Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Earthquake | 26.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code |
| Heat wave | 18.3Relatively 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 ZIP | Michigan | United States | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $48,750 | $71,149 | $78,538 |
| Income per person | $22,000 | $39,538 | $43,289 |
| Poverty rate | 5.4% | 13.1% | 12.4% |
| Median home value | — | $217,600 | $303,400 |
| Median gross rent | — | $1,084 | $1,348 |
| Homeownership | — | 72.9% | 65% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | — | 31.8% | 35% |
| Unemployment rate | — | 5.8% | 5.2% |
| Works from home | — | 12% | 13.5% |
| Born outside the US | 0% | 7% | 13.9% |
| Median age | 32.3 | 40.1 | 38.7 |
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 station | ALMA, MI US17.6 km away |
|---|---|
| Rain in a year | 34 in |
| Snow in a year | 39 in |
Average high and low by month
| January | 29.1°F / 15°F2.17 in rain, 10.7 in snow |
|---|---|
| February | 32°F / 15.4°F1.76 in rain, 9.9 in snow |
| March | 42.6°F / 23.4°F2.1 in rain, 5.4 in snow |
| April | 55.9°F / 34.5°F3.46 in rain, 2.1 in snow |
| May | 68.5°F / 45.6°F3.73 in rain |
| June | 78.1°F / 55.6°F3.64 in rain |
| July | 82.2°F / 59.3°F3.26 in rain |
| August | 80.1°F / 57.8°F3.71 in rain |
| September | 72.9°F / 49.7°F2.73 in rain |
| October | 60°F / 39.4°F3.24 in rain, 0.3 in snow |
| November | 45.8°F / 29.7°F2.66 in rain, 2.7 in snow |
| December | 34.5°F / 21.9°F2.04 in rain, 8.2 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 supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
|---|---|
| Far from a supermarket | None of this ZIP code |
| No vehicle and far from a supermarket | None 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%.
| Ithaca Public Schools | 100% 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 vulnerability | 39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts |
|---|---|
| Socioeconomic status | 54more vulnerable than 54% of US census tracts |
| Household characteristics | 30more vulnerable than 30% of US census tracts |
| Racial and ethnic minority status | 14more vulnerable than 14% of US census tracts |
| Housing type and transport | 41more vulnerable than 41% of US census tracts |
| Walkability | 2.9 out of 20Least walkable |
Nearby ZIP codes
The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.
| 48847 Ithaca, MI | 6.5 km away |
|---|---|
| 48806 Ashley, MI | 8 km away |
| 48874 Pompeii, MI | 8.4 km away |
| 48871 Perrinton, MI | 13.6 km away |
| 48833 Eureka, MI | 16.3 km away |
| 48615 Breckenridge, MI | 16.5 km away |
| 48801 Alma, MI | 17.7 km away |
| 48807 Bannister, MI | 17.7 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.
| Gratiot County | 100% of this ZIP code's land area |
|---|---|
| Time zone | Eastern (UTC-05:00 standard) |
| Daylight saving time | Observed |
| Land area | 0.2 sq mi |
| Latitude, longitude | 43.2484, -84.5433 |
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.