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48179

ZIP 48179 is South Rockwood, Michigan, in Monroe County; area code 734; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Monroe
Metro area
Monroe, MI
Population
3,209
Coordinates
42.0351, -83.2554
☼ Live from 48179 — South Rockwood, MI

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Where 48179 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48179
  • 🔢 Type 48179 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GLIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48179 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000110011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48178 (South Lyon, MI, 35 mi away) and 48180 (Taylor, MI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48179 becomes 97184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 32 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14879, 14897, 17948, 18947, 18974, 19478, …). The farthest-flung twin is 97481 in Tenmile, OR, 2,032 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 75% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯813 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48179 and you would come out at 42.04°S, 96.74°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 15m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 07m.
  • 📏 At 20.3 square miles of land, 48179 is bigger than 38% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population3,209This ZIP3,209
Households1,346This ZIP1,346
Housing units1,439This ZIP1,439
Median age42.7This ZIP42.7Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$77,095This ZIP$77,095Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$232,800This ZIP$232,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,350This ZIP$1,350Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher21.5%This ZIP21.5%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density157.8 / sq miThis ZIP157.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments43This ZIP43
Employees273This ZIP273
Annual payroll$18,623,000This ZIP$18,623,000
Tax returns filed1,670This ZIP1,670
Total adjusted gross income$142,420,000This ZIP$142,420,000

Land area

Land area20.33 sq miThis ZIP20.33 sq mi
Water area4.40 sq miThis ZIP4.40 sq mi

Other place names in 48179

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ZIP codes near 48179

ZIPCityDistance
48173 Rockwood, MI 3.4 mi
48166 Newport, MI 3.8 mi
48134 Flat Rock, MI 5.4 mi
48183 Trenton, MI 6.9 mi
48117 Carleton, MI 8.0 mi
48138 Grosse Ile, MI 8.4 mi
48193 Riverview, MI 9.9 mi
48164 New Boston, MI 9.9 mi
48162 Monroe, MI 10.3 mi
48195 Southgate, MI 12.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48179?

48179 is in South Rockwood, Michigan, in Monroe County, part of the Monroe, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.0351, -83.2554.

What county is 48179 in?

48179 lies in Monroe County.

What area code is 48179?

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

What time zone is 48179 in?

48179 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48179?

About 3,209 people live in ZIP code 48179, in 1,346 households, at 157.8 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 48179?

$77,095 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48179?

The closest are 48173 (3.4 mi), 48166 (3.8 mi), 48134 (5.4 mi), 48183 (6.9 mi) and 48117 (8 mi).

Is 48179 a PO Box ZIP code?

48179 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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