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48173

ZIP 48173 is Rockwood, Michigan, in Wayne County; area code 734; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
12,931
Coordinates
42.0737, -83.2128
☼ Live from 48173 — Rockwood, MI

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Where 48173 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48173
  • 🔢 Type 48173 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ELIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,173 = 67 × 719. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48170 (Plymouth, MI, 26 mi away) and 48174 (Romulus, MI, 15 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48173 becomes 37184 — and that is a real ZIP code: Watertown, TN, 442 miles away.
  • 👥 46 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13478, 13748, 13784, 13847, 14738, 14783, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83714 in Garden City, ID, 1,666 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 76% 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 48173 and you would come out at 42.07°S, 96.79°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 06m.
  • 📏 At 11.9 square miles of land, 48173 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 9.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population12,931This ZIP12,931
Households5,225This ZIP5,225
Housing units5,487This ZIP5,487
Median age45.9This ZIP45.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$94,094This ZIP$94,094Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$244,900This ZIP$244,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,164This ZIP$1,164Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher26.0%This ZIP26.0%
Mean commute30.2 minThis ZIP30.2 min
Population density1,084.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,084.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments145This ZIP145
Employees862This ZIP862
Annual payroll$32,460,000This ZIP$32,460,000
Tax returns filed6,690This ZIP6,690
Total adjusted gross income$515,241,000This ZIP$515,241,000

Land area

Land area11.92 sq miThis ZIP11.92 sq mi
Water area2.45 sq miThis ZIP2.45 sq mi

Other place names in 48173

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ZIP codes near 48173

ZIPCityDistance
48179 South Rockwood, MI 3.4 mi
48183 Trenton, MI 4.0 mi
48134 Flat Rock, MI 4.8 mi
48138 Grosse Ile, MI 4.9 mi
48193 Riverview, MI 6.9 mi
48166 Newport, MI 7.2 mi
48195 Southgate, MI 9.1 mi
48192 Wyandotte, MI 9.9 mi
48117 Carleton, MI 10.3 mi
48164 New Boston, MI 10.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48173?

48173 is in Rockwood, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0737, -83.2128.

What county is 48173 in?

48173 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48173?

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

What time zone is 48173 in?

48173 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48173?

About 12,931 people live in ZIP code 48173, in 5,225 households, at 1,084.6 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 48173?

$94,094 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48173?

The closest are 48179 (3.4 mi), 48183 (4 mi), 48134 (4.8 mi), 48138 (4.9 mi) and 48193 (6.9 mi).

Is 48173 a PO Box ZIP code?

48173 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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