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48085

ZIP 48085 is in Troy, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Troy has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 48007, 48083, 48084, 48098 and 48099.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
27,231
Coordinates
42.6040, -83.1221
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Where 48085 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48085
  • 🔢 Type 48085 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SBOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,085 = 5 × 59 × 163. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48084 (Troy, MI, 4 mi away) and 48086 (Southfield, MI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48085 becomes 58084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04858, 05488, 05848, 08854, 40588, 40858, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85048 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,690 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯825 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48085 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 96.88°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 9.3 square miles of land, 48085 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,231This ZIP27,231
Households9,088This ZIP9,088
Housing units9,261This ZIP9,261
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$146,390This ZIP$146,390Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$423,800This ZIP$423,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$2,620This ZIP$2,620Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher62.2%This ZIP62.2%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density2,927.4 / sq miThis ZIP2,927.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments568This ZIP568
Employees9,479This ZIP9,479
Annual payroll$405,730,000This ZIP$405,730,000
Tax returns filed12,720This ZIP12,720
Total adjusted gross income$1,479,580,000This ZIP$1,479,580,000

Land area

Land area9.30 sq miThis ZIP9.30 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 48085

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ZIP codes near 48085

ZIPCityDistance
48099 Troy, MI 2.9 mi
48098 Troy, MI 2.9 mi
48037 Southfield, MI 2.9 mi
48083 Troy, MI 3.3 mi
48314 Sterling Heights, MI 3.5 mi
48307 Rochester, MI 3.8 mi
48310 Sterling Heights, MI 3.8 mi
48084 Troy, MI 4.0 mi
48317 Utica, MI 4.5 mi
48318 Utica, MI 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48085?

48085 is in Troy, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6040, -83.1221.

What county is 48085 in?

48085 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48085?

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

What time zone is 48085 in?

48085 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48085?

About 27,231 people live in ZIP code 48085, in 9,088 households, at 2,927.4 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 48085?

$146,390 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48085?

The closest are 48099 (2.9 mi), 48098 (2.9 mi), 48037 (2.9 mi), 48083 (3.3 mi) and 48314 (3.5 mi).

Is 48085 a PO Box ZIP code?

48085 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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