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48124

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
34,479
Coordinates
42.2980, -83.2476
☼ Live from 48124 — Dearborn, MI

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Where 48124 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48124
  • 🔢 Type 48124 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,124 = 2 × 2 × 53 × 227. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48123 (Dearborn, MI, 6 mi away) and 48125 (Dearborn Heights, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48124 becomes 42184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84124 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,475 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯816 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48124 and you would come out at 42.30°S, 96.75°E — 1,268 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 8.8 square miles of land, 48124 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,479This ZIP34,479
Households13,894This ZIP13,894
Housing units14,611This ZIP14,611
Median age38.6This ZIP38.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$81,796This ZIP$81,796Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$204,200This ZIP$204,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,315This ZIP$1,315Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher40.2%This ZIP40.2%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density3,907.9 / sq miThis ZIP3,907.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,073This ZIP1,073
Employees23,485This ZIP23,485
Annual payroll$2,056,877,000This ZIP$2,056,877,000
Tax returns filed17,370This ZIP17,370
Total adjusted gross income$1,377,803,000This ZIP$1,377,803,000

Land area

Land area8.82 sq miThis ZIP8.82 sq mi
Water area0.04 sq miThis ZIP0.04 sq mi

Other place names in 48124

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

ZIP codes near 48124

ZIPCityDistance
48128 Dearborn, MI 1.7 mi
48125 Dearborn Heights, MI 1.7 mi
48127 Dearborn Heights, MI 3.2 mi
48101 Allen Park, MI 3.3 mi
48122 Melvindale, MI 3.6 mi
48141 Inkster, MI 3.7 mi
48126 Dearborn, MI 3.8 mi
48228 Detroit, MI 4.2 mi
48120 Dearborn, MI 4.3 mi
48217 Detroit, MI 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48124?

48124 is in Dearborn, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2980, -83.2476.

What county is 48124 in?

48124 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48124 in?

48124 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48124?

About 34,479 people live in ZIP code 48124, in 13,894 households, at 3,907.9 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 48124?

$81,796 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48124?

The closest are 48128 (1.7 mi), 48125 (1.7 mi), 48127 (3.2 mi), 48101 (3.3 mi) and 48122 (3.6 mi).

Is 48124 a PO Box ZIP code?

48124 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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