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48188

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
45,665
Coordinates
42.2861, -83.4871
☼ Live from 48188 — Canton, MI

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Where 48188 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48188
  • 🔢 Type 48188 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BBIBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,188 = 2 × 2 × 7 × 1721. Its digits add up to 29, a total 1,296 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110000111100
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48187 (Canton, MI, 3 mi away) and 48189 (Whitmore Lake, MI, 17 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48188 becomes 88184, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 4 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (18848, 48818, 48881, 88418). The farthest-flung twin is 88418 in Des Moines, NM, 1,137 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯803 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48188 and you would come out at 42.29°S, 96.51°E — 1,278 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 17.9 square miles of land, 48188 is bigger than 36% of ZIP codes — room for about 14 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population45,665This ZIP45,665
Households16,528This ZIP16,528
Housing units17,094This ZIP17,094
Median age41.1This ZIP41.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$122,781This ZIP$122,781Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$384,700This ZIP$384,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,560This ZIP$1,560Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher57.7%This ZIP57.7%
Mean commute27.2 minThis ZIP27.2 min
Population density2,552.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,552.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments627This ZIP627
Employees9,425This ZIP9,425
Annual payroll$517,356,000This ZIP$517,356,000
Tax returns filed22,710This ZIP22,710
Total adjusted gross income$2,449,282,000This ZIP$2,449,282,000

Land area

Land area17.89 sq miThis ZIP17.89 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48188

ZIPCityDistance
48187 Canton, MI 2.7 mi
48184 Wayne, MI 4.7 mi
48198 Ypsilanti, MI 5.1 mi
48112 Belleville, MI 5.6 mi
48174 Romulus, MI 6.0 mi
48186 Westland, MI 6.0 mi
48170 Plymouth, MI 6.1 mi
48185 Westland, MI 6.2 mi
48111 Belleville, MI 7.1 mi
48135 Garden City, MI 7.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48188?

48188 is in Canton, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2861, -83.4871.

What county is 48188 in?

48188 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48188 in?

48188 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48188?

About 45,665 people live in ZIP code 48188, in 16,528 households, at 2,552.0 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 48188?

$122,781 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48188?

The closest are 48187 (2.7 mi), 48184 (4.7 mi), 48198 (5.1 mi), 48112 (5.6 mi) and 48174 (6 mi).

Is 48188 a PO Box ZIP code?

48188 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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