ZIP Code 48825 — East Lansing city, MI Demographics & Data

ZIP code 48825 covers East Lansing, MI in Ingham County with a population of about 11,127.

At a glance, the area shows median age of 19.4 versus a U.S. median of about 38.9.

It sits in telephone area code 517; U.S. House district MI-7; the LANSING media market.

East Lansing, MI sits in a university / college context (near michigan state university (0.4 mi)). Expect stronger interest in student housing, rentals, walkability, transit, and a younger adult age mix versus typical suburban ZIPs.

On socioeconomic markers, US5 shows a poverty rate of 100.0%; unemployment rate near 10.5%; 49.2% of adults with a bachelor’s degree or higher (about 15.5 points above the national share (33.7%)).

Labor and commute patterns include leading industry context around Education, Food services, and Retail trade; about 7.5% of workers reporting work-from-home (about 7.7 points below the U.S. share (15.2%)); a mean commute of about 180.0 minutes (U.S. average near 26.8).

Housing tenure and rents show owner-occupancy near 0.0% (about 65.4 points below the national owner-occupancy rate (65.4%)).

FEMA’s National Risk Index rates natural-hazard risk for East Lansing city, MI as Relatively Moderate (composite score 87.2), which is elevated versus much of the country. The strongest component scores on US5 are flood (88.5) and hurricane (46.0). These scores are county-linked NRI values published for planning context — all ZIP codes in the same county share the same composite score on US5. Useful when comparing insurance and disaster exposure across areas, not a substitute for a parcel-level flood or fire determination.

Climate normals for East Lansing city, MI show little to no average snow and around 34.3 inches of annual precipitation.

IRS migration statistics show a net inflow of about 435 for ZIP 48825 (East Lansing city, MI) on US5’s published series — a signal of people/tax filers moving in relative to those leaving. Inflows often track job growth, housing demand, or lifestyle migration; treat the figure as a directional indicator rather than a precise headcount.