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48073

ZIP 48073 is in Royal Oak, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Royal Oak has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48067 and 48068.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
33,106
Coordinates
42.5192, -83.1644
☼ Live from 48073 — Royal Oak, MI

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Where 48073 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 48073
  • 🔢 Type 48073 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48073 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48072 (Berkley, MI, 2 mi away) and 48074 (Smiths Creek, MI, 43 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48073 becomes 37084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 53 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (03748, 03784, 03847, 03874, 04738, 04783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83704 in Boise, ID, 1,662 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48073 and you would come out at 42.52°S, 96.84°E — 1,271 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 7.4 square miles of land, 48073 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population33,106This ZIP33,106
Households16,354This ZIP16,354
Housing units17,497This ZIP17,497
Median age38.7This ZIP38.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$91,627This ZIP$91,627Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$323,600This ZIP$323,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,283This ZIP$1,283Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher60.7%This ZIP60.7%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density4,477.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,477.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments709This ZIP709
Employees16,949This ZIP16,949
Annual payroll$1,096,428,000This ZIP$1,096,428,000
Tax returns filed18,520This ZIP18,520
Total adjusted gross income$1,891,053,000This ZIP$1,891,053,000

Land area

Land area7.39 sq miThis ZIP7.39 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48073

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

ZIP codes near 48073

ZIPCityDistance
48017 Clawson, MI 1.4 mi
48072 Berkley, MI 1.8 mi
48068 Royal Oak, MI 2.3 mi
48067 Royal Oak, MI 2.4 mi
48070 Huntington Woods, MI 2.6 mi
48084 Troy, MI 2.9 mi
48012 Birmingham, MI 3.1 mi
48009 Birmingham, MI 3.2 mi
48071 Madison Heights, MI 3.2 mi
48037 Southfield, MI 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48073?

48073 is in Royal Oak, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5192, -83.1644.

What county is 48073 in?

48073 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48073?

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

What time zone is 48073 in?

48073 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48073?

About 33,106 people live in ZIP code 48073, in 16,354 households, at 4,477.4 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 48073?

$91,627 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48073?

The closest are 48017 (1.4 mi), 48072 (1.8 mi), 48068 (2.3 mi), 48067 (2.4 mi) and 48070 (2.6 mi).

Is 48073 a PO Box ZIP code?

48073 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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