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48038

ZIP 48038 is in Clinton Township, Michigan, in Macomb County; Eastern time. Clinton Township has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48035 and 48036.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
44,422
Coordinates
42.6036, -82.9413
☼ Live from 48038 — Clinton Township, MI

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Where 48038 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48038
  • 🔢 Type 48038 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,038 = 2 × 24019. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48037 (Southfield, MI, 11 mi away) and 48039 (Marine City, MI, 21 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48038 becomes 83084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03848, 03884, 08348, 08834, 38048, 38804, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83804 in Blanchard, ID, 1,681 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯834 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48038 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 97.06°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 10.9 square miles of land, 48038 is bigger than 28% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population44,422This ZIP44,422
Households20,641This ZIP20,641
Housing units21,203This ZIP21,203
Median age41.6This ZIP41.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,567This ZIP$78,567Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$265,500This ZIP$265,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,280This ZIP$1,280Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.2%This ZIP30.2%
Mean commute25.2 minThis ZIP25.2 min
Population density4,073.5 / sq miThis ZIP4,073.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,092This ZIP1,092
Employees16,490This ZIP16,490
Annual payroll$899,202,000This ZIP$899,202,000
Tax returns filed23,990This ZIP23,990
Total adjusted gross income$1,622,018,000This ZIP$1,622,018,000

Land area

Land area10.91 sq miThis ZIP10.91 sq mi
Water area0.13 sq miThis ZIP0.13 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48038

ZIPCityDistance
48036 Clinton Township, MI 1.5 mi
48313 Sterling Heights, MI 2.9 mi
48043 Mount Clemens, MI 3.1 mi
48046 Mount Clemens, MI 3.2 mi
48044 Macomb, MI 3.3 mi
48035 Clinton Township, MI 3.7 mi
48026 Fraser, MI 4.6 mi
48312 Sterling Heights, MI 4.7 mi
48311 Sterling Heights, MI 4.8 mi
48318 Utica, MI 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48038?

48038 is in Clinton Township, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6036, -82.9413.

What county is 48038 in?

48038 lies in Macomb County.

What time zone is 48038 in?

48038 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48038?

About 44,422 people live in ZIP code 48038, in 20,641 households, at 4,073.5 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 48038?

$78,567 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48038?

The closest are 48036 (1.5 mi), 48313 (2.9 mi), 48043 (3.1 mi), 48046 (3.2 mi) and 48044 (3.3 mi).

Is 48038 a PO Box ZIP code?

48038 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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