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48072

ZIP 48072 is Berkley, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
15,149
Coordinates
42.4979, -83.1859
☼ Live from 48072 — Berkley, MI

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Where 48072 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48072
  • 🔢 Type 48072 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZLOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,072 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 2003. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111001000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48071 (Madison Heights, MI, 4 mi away) and 48073 (Royal Oak, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48072 becomes 27084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,619 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯820 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48072 and you would come out at 42.50°S, 96.81°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 2.4 square miles of land, 48072 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,149This ZIP15,149
Households6,840This ZIP6,840
Housing units7,117This ZIP7,117
Median age37.8This ZIP37.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$116,239This ZIP$116,239Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$316,700This ZIP$316,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,526This ZIP$1,526Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher58.8%This ZIP58.8%
Mean commute22.0 minThis ZIP22.0 min
Population density6,320.0 / sq miThis ZIP6,320.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments378This ZIP378
Employees3,081This ZIP3,081
Annual payroll$153,286,000This ZIP$153,286,000
Tax returns filed8,340This ZIP8,340
Total adjusted gross income$795,379,000This ZIP$795,379,000

Land area

Land area2.40 sq miThis ZIP2.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48072

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ZIP codes near 48072

ZIPCityDistance
48070 Huntington Woods, MI 1.4 mi
48073 Royal Oak, MI 1.8 mi
48068 Royal Oak, MI 2.2 mi
48076 Southfield, MI 2.3 mi
48237 Oak Park, MI 2.3 mi
48086 Southfield, MI 2.5 mi
48067 Royal Oak, MI 2.5 mi
48069 Pleasant Ridge, MI 2.8 mi
48017 Clawson, MI 3.2 mi
48075 Southfield, MI 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48072?

48072 is in Berkley, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4979, -83.1859.

What county is 48072 in?

48072 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48072?

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

What time zone is 48072 in?

48072 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48072?

About 15,149 people live in ZIP code 48072, in 6,840 households, at 6,320.0 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 48072?

$116,239 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48072?

The closest are 48070 (1.4 mi), 48073 (1.8 mi), 48068 (2.2 mi), 48076 (2.3 mi) and 48237 (2.3 mi).

Is 48072 a PO Box ZIP code?

48072 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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