| City: | Lansing, Michigan |
| Names to Avoid: | Vehicle License Plates |
| County: | Ingham County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 8:09:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 42.7327, -84.5558 |
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The Michigan Secretary of State's vehicle license plate division operates under dedicated ZIP code 48980 in Ingham County. Located in Lansing's Forest View neighborhood within the broader Southside area, this postal designation specifically handles correspondence related to vehicle license plate issuance, renewals, and registration. Michigan issues approximately 10 million vehicle registrations annually, generating substantial mail volume that warrants this dedicated postal designation.
Postal records identify 2 ZIP+4 codes routing mail to Vehicle License Plates facilities on Crowner Street, the same street as the main Secretary of State ZIP 48918. This specialized function separates plate-related correspondence from broader vehicle title and driver licensing operations. The unique ZIP has served license plate administration for over two decades. Lansing is the valid mailing city for this ZIP code.
| Residential: | 0 |
| Business: | 1 |
Buildings registered in the USPS ZIP+4 database with designated codes for direct mail delivery.
ZIP Code 48980 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes. USPS data shows 0 residential mailboxes and 1 business mailboxes, reflecting local delivery coverage.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 1Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48980 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 470,434 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48980. 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: | 470,434Source: 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 48980 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 January 1, 2026.