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48021

ZIP 48021 is Eastpointe, Michigan, in Macomb County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
33,982
Coordinates
42.4661, -82.9463
☼ Live from 48021 — Eastpointe, MI

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Where 48021 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48021
  • 🔢 Type 48021 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,021 = 3 × 16007. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48017 (Clawson, MI, 11 mi away) and 48022 (Emmett, MI, 39 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48021 becomes 12084 — and that is a real ZIP code: Guilderland, NY, 460 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,499 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯832 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48021 and you would come out at 42.47°S, 97.05°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 48021 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,982This ZIP33,982
Households13,251This ZIP13,251
Housing units14,037This ZIP14,037
Median age36.1This ZIP36.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$62,325This ZIP$62,325Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$142,200This ZIP$142,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,325This ZIP$1,325Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.2%This ZIP15.2%
Mean commute26.4 minThis ZIP26.4 min
Population density6,599.7 / sq miThis ZIP6,599.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments455This ZIP455
Employees3,759This ZIP3,759
Annual payroll$133,102,000This ZIP$133,102,000
Tax returns filed16,600This ZIP16,600
Total adjusted gross income$707,982,000This ZIP$707,982,000

Land area

Land area5.15 sq miThis ZIP5.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48021

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

ZIP codes near 48021

ZIPCityDistance
48225 Harper Woods, MI 2.1 mi
48089 Warren, MI 2.4 mi
48080 Saint Clair Shores, MI 2.5 mi
48205 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48066 Roseville, MI 2.9 mi
48081 Saint Clair Shores, MI 3.3 mi
48224 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48088 Warren, MI 3.9 mi
48236 Grosse Pointe, MI 4.1 mi
48090 Warren, MI 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48021?

48021 is in Eastpointe, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4661, -82.9463.

What county is 48021 in?

48021 lies in Macomb County.

What time zone is 48021 in?

48021 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48021?

About 33,982 people live in ZIP code 48021, in 13,251 households, at 6,599.7 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 48021?

$62,325 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48021?

The closest are 48225 (2.1 mi), 48089 (2.4 mi), 48080 (2.5 mi), 48205 (2.9 mi) and 48066 (2.9 mi).

Is 48021 a PO Box ZIP code?

48021 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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