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48122

ZIP 48122 is Melvindale, Michigan, in Wayne County; area code 313; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
12,554
Coordinates
42.2786, -83.1823
☼ Live from 48122 — Melvindale, MI

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Where 48122 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48122
  • 🔢 Type 48122 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZZIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,122 = 2 × 24061. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48121 (Dearborn, MI, 3 mi away) and 48123 (Dearborn, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48122 becomes 22184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,484 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯819 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48122 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 96.82°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 48122 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,554This ZIP12,554
Households4,250This ZIP4,250
Housing units4,582This ZIP4,582
Median age31.3This ZIP31.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$42,185This ZIP$42,185Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$125,800This ZIP$125,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,110This ZIP$1,110Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.0%This ZIP14.0%
Mean commute25.1 minThis ZIP25.1 min
Population density4,615.4 / sq miThis ZIP4,615.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments230This ZIP230
Employees2,535This ZIP2,535
Annual payroll$166,641,000This ZIP$166,641,000
Tax returns filed5,320This ZIP5,320
Total adjusted gross income$207,113,000This ZIP$207,113,000

Land area

Land area2.72 sq miThis ZIP2.72 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 48122

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ZIP codes near 48122

ZIPCityDistance
48217 Detroit, MI 1.4 mi
48120 Dearborn, MI 1.9 mi
48101 Allen Park, MI 2.0 mi
48146 Lincoln Park, MI 2.4 mi
48218 River Rouge, MI 2.7 mi
48229 Ecorse, MI 2.9 mi
48121 Dearborn, MI 3.1 mi
48123 Dearborn, MI 3.1 mi
48136 Garden City, MI 3.1 mi
48222 Detroit, MI 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48122?

48122 is in Melvindale, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2786, -83.1823.

What county is 48122 in?

48122 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48122?

Melvindale uses area code 313, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48122 in?

48122 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48122?

About 12,554 people live in ZIP code 48122, in 4,250 households, at 4,615.4 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 48122?

$42,185 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48122?

The closest are 48217 (1.4 mi), 48120 (1.9 mi), 48101 (2 mi), 48146 (2.4 mi) and 48218 (2.7 mi).

Is 48122 a PO Box ZIP code?

48122 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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