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48120

ZIP 48120 is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time. Dearborn has 6 ZIP codes; the others are 48121, 48123, 48124, 48126 and 48128.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
8,323
Coordinates
42.3031, -83.1639
☼ Live from 48120 — Dearborn, MI

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Where 48120 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48120
  • 🔢 Type 48120 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OZIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,120 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 5 × 401. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48118 (Chelsea, MI, 44 mi away) and 48121 (Dearborn, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48120 becomes 02184 — and that is a real ZIP code: Braintree, MA, 621 miles away.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,489 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯820 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48120 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 96.84°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 4.7 square miles of land, 48120 is bigger than 18% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population8,323This ZIP8,323
Households2,673This ZIP2,673
Housing units2,914This ZIP2,914
Median age32.0This ZIP32.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$66,006This ZIP$66,006Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$224,000This ZIP$224,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,355This ZIP$1,355Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher34.9%This ZIP34.9%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density1,770.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,770.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments302This ZIP302
Employees11,334This ZIP11,334
Annual payroll$970,330,000This ZIP$970,330,000
Tax returns filed3,250This ZIP3,250
Total adjusted gross income$189,465,000This ZIP$189,465,000

Land area

Land area4.70 sq miThis ZIP4.70 sq mi
Water area0.16 sq miThis ZIP0.16 sq mi

Other place names in 48120

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48120

ZIPCityDistance
48217 Detroit, MI 1.8 mi
48122 Melvindale, MI 1.9 mi
48126 Dearborn, MI 2.2 mi
48209 Detroit, MI 2.4 mi
48218 River Rouge, MI 2.8 mi
48210 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48101 Allen Park, MI 3.8 mi
48229 Ecorse, MI 3.9 mi
48146 Lincoln Park, MI 4.2 mi
48124 Dearborn, MI 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48120?

48120 is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3031, -83.1639.

What county is 48120 in?

48120 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48120 in?

48120 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48120?

About 8,323 people live in ZIP code 48120, in 2,673 households, at 1,770.9 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 48120?

$66,006 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48120?

The closest are 48217 (1.8 mi), 48122 (1.9 mi), 48126 (2.2 mi), 48209 (2.4 mi) and 48218 (2.8 mi).

Is 48120 a PO Box ZIP code?

48120 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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