| City: | Lansing, Michigan |
| County: | Ingham County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:00:05 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.7327, -84.5558 |
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ZIP code 48901 serves downtown Lansing, Michigan's capital city. This is a PO Box ZIP, containing 201 boxes but almost no residential population. The classification reflects its role as a central mail processing point rather than a residential neighborhood.
The post office manages delivery records for just one street: W Allegan Street, which runs through the heart of Michigan's government district. With 335 businesses registered and 454 employees working in the area, this ZIP supports the administrative core of state operations. Street delivery for the surrounding downtown area comes through the adjacent ZIP code 48933, which encloses this smaller postal zone. Most residents and workers in downtown Lansing don't use 48901 addresses—they use neighboring residential ZIPs while the post office here handles PO Box services and business mail for the capitol complex.
W Allegan Street is the only street recorded in this ZIP, running through Michigan's capitol district. The single-street focus indicates this isn't a traditional neighborhood but rather a specialized postal zone serving downtown government and business operations.
ZIP Code 48901 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 21 business establishments, employing about 454 people with an annual payroll of $43,149,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 551Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 21Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $9,972,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $43,149,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 454Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48901 is located in Ingham County, Michigan, within the Lansing-East Lansing, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 29620) and Michigan's 7th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 464,036 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48901. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Lansing-East Lansing, MISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 29620Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | --Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 464,036Source: Census |
| MSA: | Lansing-East Lansing, MI MSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 07Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 4227.73 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | --Source: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2646000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lansing city; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 48901 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.