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48009

ZIP 48009 is in Birmingham, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Birmingham has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48012.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
21,772
Coordinates
42.5440, -83.2177
☼ Live from 48009 — Birmingham, MI

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Where 48009 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48009
  • 🔢 Type 48009 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,009 = 3 × 13 × 1231. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48007 (Troy, MI, 6 mi away) and 48012 (Birmingham, MI, 0 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48009 becomes 90084 — and that is a real ZIP code: Los Angeles, CA, 1,972 miles away.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (00984, 04098, 08049, 08094, 08904, 09804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09804 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,830 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯819 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48009 and you would come out at 42.54°S, 96.78°E — 1,274 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 5.0 square miles of land, 48009 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,772This ZIP21,772
Households9,449This ZIP9,449
Housing units10,351This ZIP10,351
Median age41.8This ZIP41.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$153,401This ZIP$153,401Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$697,900This ZIP$697,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,902This ZIP$1,902Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.8%This ZIP76.8%
Mean commute20.4 minThis ZIP20.4 min
Population density4,385.1 / sq miThis ZIP4,385.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,363This ZIP1,363
Employees17,066This ZIP17,066
Annual payroll$1,333,749,000This ZIP$1,333,749,000
Tax returns filed10,620This ZIP10,620
Total adjusted gross income$4,064,124,000This ZIP$4,064,124,000

Land area

Land area4.97 sq miThis ZIP4.97 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 48009

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48009

ZIPCityDistance
48012 Birmingham, MI 0.4 mi
48084 Troy, MI 2.4 mi
48025 Franklin, MI 2.9 mi
48303 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.1 mi
48304 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.2 mi
48073 Royal Oak, MI 3.2 mi
48076 Southfield, MI 3.3 mi
48301 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.3 mi
48017 Clawson, MI 3.5 mi
48072 Berkley, MI 3.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48009?

48009 is in Birmingham, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5440, -83.2177.

What county is 48009 in?

48009 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48009?

Birmingham uses area codes 248 and 947, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48009 in?

48009 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48009?

About 21,772 people live in ZIP code 48009, in 9,449 households, at 4,385.1 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 48009?

$153,401 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48009?

The closest are 48012 (0.4 mi), 48084 (2.4 mi), 48025 (2.9 mi), 48303 (3.1 mi) and 48304 (3.2 mi).

Is 48009 a PO Box ZIP code?

48009 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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