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48043

ZIP 48043 is in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in Macomb County; area code 586; Eastern time. Mount Clemens has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48046.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
15,429
Coordinates
42.5981, -82.8815
☼ Live from 48043 — Mount Clemens, MI

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Where 48043 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48043
  • 🔢 Type 48043 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,043 = 107 × 449. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101110101011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48042 (Macomb, MI, 6 mi away) and 48044 (Macomb, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48043 becomes 34084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03448, 03844, 04348, 04438, 04843, 08344, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84034 in Ibapah, UT, 1,610 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯837 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48043 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 97.12°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 4.1 square miles of land, 48043 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,429This ZIP15,429
Households6,741This ZIP6,741
Housing units7,124This ZIP7,124
Median age42.0This ZIP42.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$52,161This ZIP$52,161Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$179,400This ZIP$179,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$844This ZIP$844Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher18.0%This ZIP18.0%
Mean commute26.3 minThis ZIP26.3 min
Population density3,784.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,784.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments550This ZIP550
Employees9,119This ZIP9,119
Annual payroll$494,627,000This ZIP$494,627,000
Tax returns filed7,160This ZIP7,160
Total adjusted gross income$348,332,000This ZIP$348,332,000

Land area

Land area4.08 sq miThis ZIP4.08 sq mi
Water area0.11 sq miThis ZIP0.11 sq mi

Other place names in 48043

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

ZIP codes near 48043

ZIPCityDistance
48046 Mount Clemens, MI 0.2 mi
48036 Clinton Township, MI 1.6 mi
48038 Clinton Township, MI 3.1 mi
48035 Clinton Township, MI 3.2 mi
48045 Harrison Township, MI 3.4 mi
48044 Macomb, MI 4.3 mi
48082 Saint Clair Shores, MI 4.8 mi
48026 Fraser, MI 5.3 mi
48313 Sterling Heights, MI 5.9 mi
48042 Macomb, MI 6.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48043?

48043 is in Mount Clemens, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5981, -82.8815.

What county is 48043 in?

48043 lies in Macomb County.

What area code is 48043?

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

What time zone is 48043 in?

48043 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48043?

About 15,429 people live in ZIP code 48043, in 6,741 households, at 3,784.4 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 48043?

$52,161 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48043?

The closest are 48046 (0.2 mi), 48036 (1.6 mi), 48038 (3.1 mi), 48035 (3.2 mi) and 48045 (3.4 mi).

Is 48043 a PO Box ZIP code?

48043 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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