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48096

ZIP 48096 is Ray, Michigan, in Macomb County; area code 586; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
3,778
Coordinates
42.7622, -82.9205
☼ Live from 48096 — Ray, MI

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Where 48096 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48096
  • 🔢 Type 48096 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gGOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,096 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 167. Its digits add up to 27, a total 1,806 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48095 (Washington, MI, 7 mi away) and 48097 (Yale, MI, 25 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48096 becomes 69084, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 43 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04986, 06489, 06498, 09468, 09648, 09846, …). The farthest-flung twin is 96408 in APO AA, a military post office, 8,166 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯836 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48096 and you would come out at 42.76°S, 97.08°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 36.5 square miles of land, 48096 is bigger than 51% of ZIP codes — room for about 28 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,778This ZIP3,778
Households1,625This ZIP1,625
Housing units1,673This ZIP1,673
Median age48.9This ZIP48.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$117,917This ZIP$117,917Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$377,700This ZIP$377,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,259This ZIP$1,259Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher20.8%This ZIP20.8%
Mean commute32.5 minThis ZIP32.5 min
Population density103.4 / sq miThis ZIP103.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments109This ZIP109
Employees691This ZIP691
Annual payroll$58,766,000This ZIP$58,766,000
Tax returns filed2,090This ZIP2,090
Total adjusted gross income$233,198,000This ZIP$233,198,000

Land area

Land area36.52 sq miThis ZIP36.52 sq mi
Water area0.10 sq miThis ZIP0.10 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48096

ZIPCityDistance
48042 Macomb, MI 5.5 mi
48050 New Haven, MI 6.4 mi
48048 New Haven, MI 6.4 mi
48005 Armada, MI 6.5 mi
48095 Washington, MI 6.6 mi
48051 New Baltimore, MI 6.9 mi
48094 Washington, MI 6.9 mi
48315 Utica, MI 7.4 mi
48044 Macomb, MI 7.7 mi
48065 Romeo, MI 8.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48096?

48096 is in Ray, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7622, -82.9205.

What county is 48096 in?

48096 lies in Macomb County.

What area code is 48096?

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

What time zone is 48096 in?

48096 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48096?

About 3,778 people live in ZIP code 48096, in 1,625 households, at 103.4 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 48096?

$117,917 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48096?

The closest are 48042 (5.5 mi), 48050 (6.4 mi), 48048 (6.4 mi), 48005 (6.5 mi) and 48095 (6.6 mi).

Is 48096 a PO Box ZIP code?

48096 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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