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48201

ZIP 48201 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County; area code 313; Eastern time. Detroit has 46 ZIP codes in all.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
15,091
Coordinates
42.3470, -83.0600
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Where 48201 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48201
  • 🔢 Type 48201 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,201 = 3 × 16067. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001001001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48198 (Ypsilanti, MI, 27 mi away) and 48202 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48201 becomes 10284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,494 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯825 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48201 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 96.94°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 1.9 square miles of land, 48201 is bigger than 11% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,091This ZIP15,091
Households8,182This ZIP8,182
Housing units10,273This ZIP10,273
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$24,749This ZIP$24,749Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$412,600This ZIP$412,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$914This ZIP$914Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.9%This ZIP39.9%
Mean commute20.9 minThis ZIP20.9 min
Population density7,963.6 / sq miThis ZIP7,963.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments481This ZIP481
Employees26,429This ZIP26,429
Annual payroll$2,137,344,000This ZIP$2,137,344,000
Tax returns filed4,770This ZIP4,770
Total adjusted gross income$282,267,000This ZIP$282,267,000

Land area

Land area1.90 sq miThis ZIP1.90 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48201

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48201

ZIPCityDistance
48226 Detroit, MI 1.2 mi
48231 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48232 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48255 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48264 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48267 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48268 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48269 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48272 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi
48275 Detroit, MI 1.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48201?

48201 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3470, -83.0600.

What county is 48201 in?

48201 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48201?

Detroit uses area code 313, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48201 in?

48201 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48201?

About 15,091 people live in ZIP code 48201, in 8,182 households, at 7,963.6 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 48201?

$24,749 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48201?

The closest are 48226 (1.2 mi), 48231 (1.3 mi), 48232 (1.3 mi), 48255 (1.3 mi) and 48264 (1.3 mi).

Is 48201 a PO Box ZIP code?

48201 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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