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zipcodes.pro — ZIP/48138

48138

ZIP 48138 is Grosse Ile, Michigan, in Wayne County; area code 734; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
10,344
Coordinates
42.1313, -83.1557
☼ Live from 48138 — Grosse Ile, MI

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Where 48138 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48138
  • 🔢 Type 48138 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,138 = 2 × 3 × 71 × 113. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48137 (Gregory, MI, 53 mi away) and 48139 (Hamburg, MI, 40 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48138 becomes 83184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,676 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% 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 48138 and you would come out at 42.13°S, 96.84°E — 1,258 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 8.6 square miles of land, 48138 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population10,344This ZIP10,344
Households4,140This ZIP4,140
Housing units4,441This ZIP4,441
Median age50.4This ZIP50.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$126,582This ZIP$126,582Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$355,900This ZIP$355,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,414This ZIP$1,414Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher50.2%This ZIP50.2%
Mean commute30.8 minThis ZIP30.8 min
Population density1,201.7 / sq miThis ZIP1,201.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees971This ZIP971
Annual payroll$35,611,000This ZIP$35,611,000
Tax returns filed5,610This ZIP5,610
Total adjusted gross income$846,219,000This ZIP$846,219,000

Land area

Land area8.61 sq miThis ZIP8.61 sq mi
Water area3.30 sq miThis ZIP3.30 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48138

ZIPCityDistance
48183 Trenton, MI 3.2 mi
48193 Riverview, MI 4.1 mi
48173 Rockwood, MI 4.9 mi
48192 Wyandotte, MI 5.5 mi
48195 Southgate, MI 5.7 mi
48134 Flat Rock, MI 7.4 mi
48121 Dearborn, MI 7.5 mi
48123 Dearborn, MI 7.5 mi
48136 Garden City, MI 7.5 mi
48222 Detroit, MI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48138?

48138 is in Grosse Ile, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.1313, -83.1557.

What county is 48138 in?

48138 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48138?

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

What time zone is 48138 in?

48138 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48138?

About 10,344 people live in ZIP code 48138, in 4,140 households, at 1,201.7 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 48138?

$126,582 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48138?

The closest are 48183 (3.2 mi), 48193 (4.1 mi), 48173 (4.9 mi), 48192 (5.5 mi) and 48195 (5.7 mi).

Is 48138 a PO Box ZIP code?

48138 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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