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48187

ZIP 48187 is in Canton, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time. Canton has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48188.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
53,376
Coordinates
42.3256, -83.4836
☼ Live from 48187 — Canton, MI

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Where 48187 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48187
  • 🔢 Type 48187 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LBIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48187 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 28, a total 1,520 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000111011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48186 (Westland, MI, 6 mi away) and 48188 (Canton, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48187 becomes 78184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 19 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (14788, 14878, 14887, 17884, 18847, 47881, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84781 in Pine Valley, UT, 1,618 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯804 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48187 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 96.52°E — 1,279 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 18.1 square miles of land, 48187 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population53,376This ZIP53,376
Households19,783This ZIP19,783
Housing units21,075This ZIP21,075
Median age40.6This ZIP40.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$120,321This ZIP$120,321Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$364,200This ZIP$364,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,464This ZIP$1,464Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.5%This ZIP52.5%
Mean commute26.7 minThis ZIP26.7 min
Population density2,952.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,952.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,155This ZIP1,155
Employees15,495This ZIP15,495
Annual payroll$735,126,000This ZIP$735,126,000
Tax returns filed25,820This ZIP25,820
Total adjusted gross income$2,569,446,000This ZIP$2,569,446,000

Land area

Land area18.08 sq miThis ZIP18.08 sq mi
Water area0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48187

ZIPCityDistance
48188 Canton, MI 2.7 mi
48170 Plymouth, MI 3.9 mi
48185 Westland, MI 5.1 mi
48184 Wayne, MI 5.7 mi
48186 Westland, MI 6.2 mi
48168 Northville, MI 6.2 mi
48198 Ypsilanti, MI 6.3 mi
48150 Livonia, MI 6.3 mi
48135 Garden City, MI 7.3 mi
48151 Livonia, MI 7.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48187?

48187 is in Canton, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3256, -83.4836.

What county is 48187 in?

48187 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48187 in?

48187 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48187?

About 53,376 people live in ZIP code 48187, in 19,783 households, at 2,952.0 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 48187?

$120,321 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48187?

The closest are 48188 (2.7 mi), 48170 (3.9 mi), 48185 (5.1 mi), 48184 (5.7 mi) and 48186 (6.2 mi).

Is 48187 a PO Box ZIP code?

48187 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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