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48876 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 48876 covers Potterville, Michigan, with a population of about 4,301 and a median household income of $72,895.

Population
4,301319 per square mile
Median age
35.43.3 points below the US average
Median household income
$72,895about the Michigan median
Poverty rate
11.2%1.2 points below the US average
Typical home value
$230,014up 12% in five years
Median rent
$95312% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
22.8%12.2 points below the US average
Homeownership
72.9%7.9 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
35

Where 48876 is

Potterville, 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

Population4,301
Median age35.4
Family households68.6%
Born outside the US0.9%
Speaks a language other than English at home1.9%
White (non-Hispanic)83.5%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Asian (non-Hispanic)1.6%
Hispanic or Latino10.3%
Veterans9.6%
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$72,895
Income per person$33,317
Poverty rate11.2%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance11.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.5%
$10–15k5.3%
$15–20k3.1%
$20–25k1.2%
$25–30k6.2%
$30–35k4.5%
$35–40k3.8%
$40–45k4.4%
$45–50k2.5%
$50–60k5.1%
$60–75k11.4%
$75–100k16.3%
$100–125k12.7%
$125–150k6.1%
$150–200k8.5%
$200k or more5.5%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed2,090
Mean adjusted gross income$60,454
Returns declaring $200,000 or more1.9%
Returns, under $25k28.2%
Returns, $25k–$50k27.3%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.3%
Returns, $75k–$100k12.0%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.3%
Returns, $200k or more1.9%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$187,900
Median gross rent$953
Rent as a share of household income35.2%
Owner-occupied72.9%
Vacant homes6.9%
Median year built1986

What the homes are

Detached house60.8%
Attached house0.2%
2 to 4 units3.7%
5 to 19 units8.5%
20 or more units5.6%
Mobile home21.2%
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$230,014as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 1.8%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 12%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 37.9%
Typical home value since 2000
200720162026$230,468$118,952

$145,426 in 2007 to $230,014 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate4.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%
High school diploma or higher97%
Works from home8.1%
Drives to work alone81.4%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.3%
Health

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

Obesity40.2% 6.8 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.6% 1.4 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes15.5% 2.3 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure33.6% 0.5 pts below the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health18.3% 2 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.5% 4.8 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression29.4% 7.5 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity24.6% 0.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis28.4% 3.3 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking17.9% 1.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication74.1% 0.6 pts below the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)8.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma12.1% 1.7 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 year78.9% 2.2 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening86.2% same as the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.4% 0.6 pts above the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening69.3% 5 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.5% 7.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability30.7% same as the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support22.3% 2.5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.6% 3.5 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps12.7% 1.6 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability6.7% same as the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol34.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity11.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability8.4% same as the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.7% 1.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness32.4% 2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use76.3% same as the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)19.7% 2.9 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.8% 1.2 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)14.1% 0.6 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3.5% 0.5 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours34.7% 1.7 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.1% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost9.8% 3.2 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability4.3% 1.3 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments35
People employed558
Annual payroll$32,838,000
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 35.5% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Low to Relatively Moderate across the 4 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss32.3 out of 100
Community resilience82.2 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 wind89.2Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail80.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado75.9Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide72.7Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm66.5Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Cold wave63.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire56.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather50.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding47.4Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning39.1Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake22.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave17.1Relatively 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$72,895$71,149$78,538
Income per person$33,317$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate11.2%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$187,900$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$953$1,084$1,348
Homeownership72.9%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher22.8%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate4.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.1%12%13.5%
Born outside the US0.9%7%13.9%
Median age35.440.138.7
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 stationCHARLOTTE, MI US12.4 km away
Rain in a year36 in
Snow in a year38 in

Average high and low by month

January29.8°F / 15.1°F2.26 in rain, 14.9 in snow
February32.9°F / 16.2°F1.69 in rain, 4.4 in snow
March43.3°F / 24°F2.27 in rain, 5.8 in snow
April56.7°F / 34.6°F3.43 in rain, 1 in snow
May68.4°F / 46.3°F4.03 in rain
June77.5°F / 56.1°F3.82 in rain
July81.5°F / 59.8°F3.02 in rain
August79.3°F / 58.1°F3.56 in rain
September72.9°F / 50.3°F3.2 in rain
October60.2°F / 39.7°F3.55 in rain, 0.3 in snow
November46.3°F / 30°F2.74 in rain, 2.1 in snow
December35.1°F / 21.8°F2.2 in rain, 9.6 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 supermarket28% 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%.

This ZIP code is served by 4 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Potterville Public Schools71.6% of this ZIP code's land area
Charlotte Public Schools25.9% of this ZIP code's land area
Eaton Rapids Public Schools1.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Grand Ledge Public Schools1.2% 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 vulnerability45more vulnerable than 45% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status35more vulnerable than 35% of US census tracts
Household characteristics61more vulnerable than 61% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status26more vulnerable than 26% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport55more vulnerable than 55% of US census tracts
Walkability4.6 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48821 Dimondale, MI7.1 km away
48908 Lansing, MI9.8 km away
48813 Charlotte, MI11.3 km away
48837 Grand Ledge, MI12.6 km away
48911 Lansing, MI13.6 km away
48917 Lansing, MI14.1 km away
48827 Eaton Rapids, MI15.1 km away
48910 Lansing, MI16.6 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.

Eaton County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area13.48 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq mi
Population density319 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude42.6398, -84.7346

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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