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48098

ZIP 48098 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, 48085 and 48099.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
20,936
Coordinates
42.5984, -83.1784
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Where 48098 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48098
  • 🔢 Type 48098 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BGOBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,098 = 2 × 24049. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48097 (Yale, MI, 40 mi away) and 48099 (Troy, MI, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48098 becomes 89084 — and that is a real ZIP code: North Las Vegas, NV, 1,749 miles away.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (04988, 09848, 09884, 40988, 48089, 48809, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09848 in APO AE, a military post office, 6,800 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% 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 48098 and you would come out at 42.60°S, 96.82°E — 1,275 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 9.4 square miles of land, 48098 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,936This ZIP20,936
Households7,492This ZIP7,492
Housing units7,783This ZIP7,783
Median age46.5This ZIP46.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$164,759This ZIP$164,759Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$509,400This ZIP$509,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,712This ZIP$1,712Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher76.9%This ZIP76.9%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density2,227.5 / sq miThis ZIP2,227.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments703This ZIP703
Employees23,670This ZIP23,670
Annual payroll$2,300,950,000This ZIP$2,300,950,000
Tax returns filed9,850This ZIP9,850
Total adjusted gross income$1,763,988,000This ZIP$1,763,988,000

Land area

Land area9.40 sq miThis ZIP9.40 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 48098

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ZIP codes near 48098

ZIPCityDistance
48099 Troy, MI 0.8 mi
48037 Southfield, MI 2.6 mi
48084 Troy, MI 2.6 mi
48304 Bloomfield Hills, MI 2.9 mi
48085 Troy, MI 2.9 mi
48303 Bloomfield Hills, MI 3.6 mi
48012 Birmingham, MI 3.9 mi
48309 Rochester, MI 4.1 mi
48083 Troy, MI 4.2 mi
48009 Birmingham, MI 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48098?

48098 is in Troy, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5984, -83.1784.

What county is 48098 in?

48098 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48098?

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

What time zone is 48098 in?

48098 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48098?

About 20,936 people live in ZIP code 48098, in 7,492 households, at 2,227.5 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 48098?

$164,759 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48098?

The closest are 48099 (0.8 mi), 48037 (2.6 mi), 48084 (2.6 mi), 48304 (2.9 mi) and 48085 (2.9 mi).

Is 48098 a PO Box ZIP code?

48098 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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