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48101

ZIP 48101 is Allen Park, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
27,925
Coordinates
42.2595, -83.2104
☼ Live from 48101 — Allen Park, MI

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Where 48101 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48101
  • 🔢 Type 48101 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,101 = 103 × 467. Its digits add up to 14, a total 1,416 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48099 (Troy, MI, 23 mi away) and 48103 (Ann Arbor, MI, 33 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48101 becomes 10184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01841, 11804, 14081, 14108, 14801, 14810, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84110 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,483 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯817 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48101 and you would come out at 42.26°S, 96.79°E — 1,265 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 7.0 square miles of land, 48101 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,925This ZIP27,925
Households11,791This ZIP11,791
Housing units12,374This ZIP12,374
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,655This ZIP$81,655Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$183,700This ZIP$183,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,246This ZIP$1,246Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher31.0%This ZIP31.0%
Mean commute23.8 minThis ZIP23.8 min
Population density3,964.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,964.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments593This ZIP593
Employees10,096This ZIP10,096
Annual payroll$909,640,000This ZIP$909,640,000
Tax returns filed15,210This ZIP15,210
Total adjusted gross income$1,105,402,000This ZIP$1,105,402,000

Land area

Land area7.04 sq miThis ZIP7.04 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 48101

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ZIP codes near 48101

ZIPCityDistance
48146 Lincoln Park, MI 1.9 mi
48122 Melvindale, MI 2.0 mi
48125 Dearborn Heights, MI 3.0 mi
48217 Detroit, MI 3.1 mi
48124 Dearborn, MI 3.3 mi
48121 Dearborn, MI 3.3 mi
48123 Dearborn, MI 3.3 mi
48136 Garden City, MI 3.3 mi
48222 Detroit, MI 3.3 mi
48244 Detroit, MI 3.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48101?

48101 is in Allen Park, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2595, -83.2104.

What county is 48101 in?

48101 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48101 in?

48101 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48101?

About 27,925 people live in ZIP code 48101, in 11,791 households, at 3,964.4 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 48101?

$81,655 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48101?

The closest are 48146 (1.9 mi), 48122 (2 mi), 48125 (3 mi), 48217 (3.1 mi) and 48124 (3.3 mi).

Is 48101 a PO Box ZIP code?

48101 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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