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48005

ZIP 48005 is Armada, Michigan, in Macomb County; area code 586; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
5,325
Coordinates
42.8559, -82.9124
☼ Live from 48005 — Armada, MI

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Where 48005 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48005
  • 🔢 Type 48005 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,005 = 5 × 9601. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110000101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48004 (Anchorville, MI, 13 mi away) and 48006 (Avoca, MI, 19 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48005 becomes 50084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 27 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04085, 04850, 05048, 05084, 05408, 05840, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85004 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,701 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 82% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯838 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48005 and you would come out at 42.86°S, 97.09°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 21m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 01m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 48005 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,325This ZIP5,325
Households1,869This ZIP1,869
Housing units1,906This ZIP1,906
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,734This ZIP$105,734Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$331,100This ZIP$331,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,053This ZIP$1,053Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher33.1%This ZIP33.1%
Mean commute29.0 minThis ZIP29.0 min
Population density145.9 / sq miThis ZIP145.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments120This ZIP120
Employees1,676This ZIP1,676
Annual payroll$110,784,000This ZIP$110,784,000
Tax returns filed2,710This ZIP2,710
Total adjusted gross income$243,407,000This ZIP$243,407,000

Land area

Land area36.50 sq miThis ZIP36.50 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 48005

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ZIP codes near 48005

ZIPCityDistance
48002 Allenton, MI 5.5 mi
48062 Richmond, MI 5.9 mi
48065 Romeo, MI 6.5 mi
48096 Ray, MI 6.5 mi
48050 New Haven, MI 7.4 mi
48041 Memphis, MI 7.7 mi
48003 Almont, MI 8.3 mi
48095 Washington, MI 8.7 mi
48048 New Haven, MI 10.0 mi
48094 Washington, MI 11.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48005?

48005 is in Armada, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.8559, -82.9124.

What county is 48005 in?

48005 lies in Macomb County.

What area code is 48005?

Armada uses area code 586, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48005 in?

48005 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48005?

About 5,325 people live in ZIP code 48005, in 1,869 households, at 145.9 people per square mile. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.

What is the median household income in 48005?

$105,734 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48005?

The closest are 48002 (5.5 mi), 48062 (5.9 mi), 48065 (6.5 mi), 48096 (6.5 mi) and 48050 (7.4 mi).

Is 48005 a PO Box ZIP code?

48005 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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