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48117

ZIP 48117 is Carleton, Michigan, mostly in Monroe County; area code 734; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Monroe +1 more
Metro area
Monroe, MI
Population
10,262
Coordinates
42.0503, -83.4102
☼ Live from 48117 — Carleton, MI

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Where 48117 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48117
  • 🔢 Type 48117 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,117 = 3 × 43 × 373. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111110101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48116 (Brighton, MI, 37 mi away) and 48118 (Chelsea, MI, 37 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48117 becomes 71184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 22 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11784, 14718, 14781, 14817, 14871, 17814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84711 in Annabella, UT, 1,517 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯805 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48117 and you would come out at 42.05°S, 96.59°E — 1,267 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 54.1 square miles of land, 48117 is bigger than 62% of ZIP codes — room for about 41 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,262This ZIP10,262
Households4,141This ZIP4,141
Housing units4,258This ZIP4,258
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$78,942This ZIP$78,942Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$298,100This ZIP$298,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,120This ZIP$1,120Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher15.5%This ZIP15.5%
Mean commute28.5 minThis ZIP28.5 min
Population density189.7 / sq miThis ZIP189.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments141This ZIP141
Employees1,926This ZIP1,926
Annual payroll$123,663,000This ZIP$123,663,000
Tax returns filed5,190This ZIP5,190
Total adjusted gross income$400,279,000This ZIP$400,279,000

Land area

Land area54.11 sq miThis ZIP54.11 sq mi
Water area0.30 sq miThis ZIP0.30 sq mi

Counties 48117 spans

A ZIP code is a mail route and ignores county lines. Shares are by overlapping land area.

CountyShare of this ZIP
Monroe County 99.4%
Wayne County 0.6%

Other place names in 48117

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ZIP codes near 48117

ZIPCityDistance
48164 New Boston, MI 5.7 mi
48162 Monroe, MI 6.3 mi
48134 Flat Rock, MI 7.0 mi
48159 Maybee, MI 7.3 mi
48166 Newport, MI 7.4 mi
48179 South Rockwood, MI 8.0 mi
48191 Willis, MI 9.4 mi
48111 Belleville, MI 10.0 mi
48173 Rockwood, MI 10.3 mi
48161 Monroe, MI 10.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48117?

48117 is in Carleton, Michigan, in Monroe County, part of the Monroe, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0503, -83.4102.

What county is 48117 in?

48117 spans 2 counties: Monroe County and Wayne County. Most of it falls in Monroe County, measured by overlapping land area — the county holding the most land in a ZIP code is not always the one holding the most residents.

What area code is 48117?

Carleton uses area code 734, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48117 in?

48117 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48117?

About 10,262 people live in ZIP code 48117, in 4,141 households, at 189.7 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 48117?

$78,942 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48117?

The closest are 48164 (5.7 mi), 48162 (6.3 mi), 48134 (7 mi), 48159 (7.3 mi) and 48166 (7.4 mi).

Is 48117 a PO Box ZIP code?

48117 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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