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ZIP Code 48870: Palo, MI
ZIP code 48870 is in Palo, Michigan, entirely in Ionia County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 190 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $34,290 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- Town
- Palo · its only residential ZIP
- County
- Ionia County
- Census places
- Palo census-designated place
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI
- House district
- MI-2 119th Congress
- State
- Michigan
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 0.06 sq mi · 3,079 people per sq mi
Where is ZIP code 48870?
48870 centers on 43.110°, -84.985° and covers 0.06 square miles of land. It borders 1 ZIP code: 48834.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 48870, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
How does 48870 compare with the rest of Ionia County?
| Measure | 48870 | In Ionia County | In MI |
|---|---|---|---|
| People (ACS 2020-2024) | 194 | 20th of 20 | 933rd of 992 |
| Median household income | $34k | not ranked | not ranked |
| Median home value | $94k | not ranked | not ranked |
48870's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (194). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.
It is denser than 89% of U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).
How many people live in 48870?
The 2020 Census counted 132 people in 48870; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 194. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 10.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).
- People, ACS 2020-2024
- 194±166 (90% margin)
- 2020 Census count
- 132−10.8% since 2010 (148)
- Households
- 75
- Median age
- 28.5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).
Who lives in 48870?
Of the 194 people the ACS estimates in 48870, 28.9% are under 18 and 5.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (97.9%).
- Under 1828.9%
- 18 to 6465.5%
- 65 and older5.7%
- White, not Hispanic97.9%
- Other or two or more2.1%
- Hispanic or Latino0.0%
- Black, not Hispanic0.0%
- Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.
What do households in 48870 earn?
Median household income is $34,290 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($52,287 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.
- Median household income
- $34,290±$28,703
- Income per person
- $18,960
- Below the poverty line
- 18.6%
- Unemployed (of the labor force)
- 0.0%
- Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
- 0.0%
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).
What are homes worth in 48870?
- Median home value (owners' estimate)
- $93,500
- Median gross rent
- –
- Homes owned by their occupants
- 100.0%
- Housing units
- 75
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001).
Which ZIP codes are next to 48870?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48834 | Fenwick | 2,139 | $54k | 2.7 mi |
| 48860 | Muir | 1,339 | $51k | 5.1 mi (near) |
| 48865 | Orleans | 1,884 | $70k | 6.2 mi (near) |
| 48845 | Hubbardston | 1,218 | $86k | 6.7 mi (near) |
| 48884 | Sheridan | 5,091 | $63k | 7.6 mi (near) |
| 48811 | Carson City | 7,440 | $71k | 8.3 mi (near) |
| 48846 | Ionia | 21,613 | $67k | 9.3 mi (near) |
| 48873 | Pewamo | 1,250 | $86k | 10.6 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.