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48127

ZIP 48127 is in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time. Dearborn Heights has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48125.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
39,646
Coordinates
42.3358, -83.2833
☼ Live from 48127 — Dearborn Heights, MI

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Where 48127 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48127
  • 🔢 Type 48127 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,127 = 17 × 19 × 149. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011101111111111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48126 (Dearborn, MI, 5 mi away) and 48128 (Dearborn, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48127 becomes 72184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,601 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯814 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48127 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 96.72°E — 1,271 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 7.7 square miles of land, 48127 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,646This ZIP39,646
Households13,813This ZIP13,813
Housing units14,867This ZIP14,867
Median age34.8This ZIP34.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$60,742This ZIP$60,742Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$231,800This ZIP$231,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,323This ZIP$1,323Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher28.7%This ZIP28.7%
Mean commute23.1 minThis ZIP23.1 min
Population density5,157.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,157.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,039This ZIP1,039
Employees6,180This ZIP6,180
Annual payroll$207,345,000This ZIP$207,345,000
Tax returns filed18,810This ZIP18,810
Total adjusted gross income$1,140,120,000This ZIP$1,140,120,000

Land area

Land area7.69 sq miThis ZIP7.69 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

Other place names in 48127

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

ZIP codes near 48127

ZIPCityDistance
48128 Dearborn, MI 1.6 mi
48239 Redford, MI 2.8 mi
48135 Garden City, MI 3.1 mi
48124 Dearborn, MI 3.2 mi
48141 Inkster, MI 3.5 mi
48228 Detroit, MI 3.6 mi
48125 Dearborn Heights, MI 4.1 mi
48151 Livonia, MI 4.2 mi
48153 Livonia, MI 4.2 mi
48223 Detroit, MI 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48127?

48127 is in Dearborn Heights, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3358, -83.2833.

What county is 48127 in?

48127 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48127 in?

48127 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48127?

About 39,646 people live in ZIP code 48127, in 13,813 households, at 5,157.5 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 48127?

$60,742 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48127?

The closest are 48128 (1.6 mi), 48239 (2.8 mi), 48135 (3.1 mi), 48124 (3.2 mi) and 48141 (3.5 mi).

Is 48127 a PO Box ZIP code?

48127 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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