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48865 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48865 covers Orleans, Michigan, with a population of about 1,904 and a median household income of $68,889.

Population
1,90489 per square mile
Median age
39.50.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$68,889about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
17.2%4.8 points above the US average
Typical home value
$260,523up 29.2% in five years
Median rent
$78228% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
12.1%22.9 points below the US average
Homeownership
75.4%10.4 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
11

Where 48865 is

Orleans, 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

Population1,904
Median age39.5
Family households77.4%
Born outside the US5.3%
Speaks a language other than English at home9.3%
White (non-Hispanic)82.2%
Black (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.3%
Hispanic or Latino12.1%
Veterans8%
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$68,889
Income per person$34,807
Poverty rate17.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance23.3%

Household income distribution

Under $10k14.8%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k2.1%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k1.0%
$35–40k2.9%
$40–45k1.5%
$45–50k0.7%
$50–60k9.9%
$60–75k12.9%
$75–100k11.6%
$100–125k5.4%
$125–150k9.8%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more12.4%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed850
Mean adjusted gross income$55,773
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.4%
Returns, under $25k30.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k28.2%
Returns, $50k–$75k17.6%
Returns, $75k–$100k10.6%
Returns, $100k–$200k10.6%
Returns, $200k or more2.4%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$123,400
Median gross rent$782
Rent as a share of household income51%
Owner-occupied75.4%
Vacant homes12%
Median year built1974

What the homes are

Detached house63.8%
Attached house2.4%
2 to 4 units2.1%
Mobile home31.7%
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$260,523as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 29.2%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 112.1%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$260,523$88,910

$110,348 in 2007 to $260,523 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%
High school diploma or higher90.5%
Works from home3.1%
Drives to work alone82.7%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more14.9%
Health

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

Obesity42.3% 8.9 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.6% 0.6 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes19.3% 6.1 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure38.4% 4.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health21.6% 1.3 pts above the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)7.6% 3.7 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28.3% 6.4 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity27.1% 1.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis31.3% 6.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication75.2% 0.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.8% 1.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.7% 1.3 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease7.6% 1.4 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year78.7% 2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability16.5% 1.7 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening65.3% 1 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD9.8% 3.2 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist67% 5.7 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability33.4% 2.7 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support23.3% 1.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity16.4% 0.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps16.1% 1.8 pts above the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.9% 1.2 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol35.8% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity12.1% 1.7 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.6% 1.2 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport8.6% 0.6 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.6% 1.8 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use70.4% 5.5 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.5% 2.7 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability15.2% 1.2 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.9% 2.4 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.4% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat9.2% same as the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours35% 1.4 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.8% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost15.9% 2.9 pts above the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.3% same as the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments11
People employed204
Annual payroll$6,537,000
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 27.8% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low
Expected annual loss25.6 out of 100
Community resilience73.6 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 wind91.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide82.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail79.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm76.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado71.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave66.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48.4Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane37Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding33.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning27.8Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake21.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.1Very 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$68,889$71,149$78,538
Income per person$34,807$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate17.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$123,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$782$1,084$1,348
Homeownership75.4%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher12.1%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home3.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US5.3%7%13.9%
Median age39.540.138.7
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 stationIONIA 2SSW, MI US15.5 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year54 in

Average high and low by month

January28.9°F / 15.6°F2.2 in rain, 15.5 in snow
February31.6°F / 16.3°F1.71 in rain, 11.9 in snow
March42.3°F / 24.3°F2.23 in rain, 7 in snow
April55.6°F / 34.7°F3.28 in rain, 1.6 in snow
May67.9°F / 46.8°F3.97 in rain
June77.3°F / 56.7°F3.88 in rain
July80.9°F / 60.3°F3.37 in rain
August78.9°F / 58.7°F3.69 in rain
September72°F / 50.5°F3.03 in rain
October59.2°F / 39.7°F3.55 in rain, 0.5 in snow
November45.5°F / 30.4°F2.79 in rain, 3.6 in snow
December33.9°F / 22°F2.22 in rain, 14.1 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.

Ionia Public Schools49.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Belding Area School District40.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Carson City-Crystal Area School District10.5% 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 vulnerability40more vulnerable than 40% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status52more vulnerable than 52% of US census tracts
Household characteristics35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status12more vulnerable than 12% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport43more vulnerable than 43% of US census tracts
Walkability3.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48834 Fenwick, MI7.8 km away
48809 Belding, MI9.3 km away
48870 Palo, MI10.9 km away
48846 Ionia, MI12.1 km away
48887 Smyrna, MI12.3 km away
48838 Greenville, MI14.7 km away
48884 Sheridan, MI14.8 km away
48860 Muir, MI15.3 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.

Ionia County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area21.37 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq mi
Population density89 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude43.0895, -85.1165

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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