ZIP Code 48659

48659 is one of Michigan's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Sterling, Arenac County.

City: Sterling
County: Arenac County
State: Michigan
Prefix: 486xx

Where this code sits

48659 is part of the 486xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Sterling.

Sterling Michigan ZIP codes →

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 48659 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

989 Area code 989

ZIP codes nearest 48659

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 48659.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 48658	8.4 mi	Standish, MI
ZIP code 48610	8.4 mi	Alger, MI
ZIP code 48756	10 mi	Prescott, MI
ZIP code 48613	10 mi	Bentley, MI
ZIP code 48749	10 mi	Omer, MI
ZIP code 48766	11 mi	Twining, MI
ZIP code 48650	15 mi	Pinconning, MI
ZIP code 48770	17 mi	Whittemore, MI

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 48659, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 48659. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.