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48202

ZIP 48202 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
15,780
Coordinates
42.3746, -83.0777
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Where 48202 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48202
  • 🔢 Type 48202 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,202 = 2 × 7 × 11 × 313. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001001010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48201 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away) and 48203 (Highland Park, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48202 becomes 20284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 34 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02284, 02482, 02824, 02842, 04228, 04282, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84022 in Dugway, UT, 1,532 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 48202 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 96.92°E — 1,263 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 3.4 square miles of land, 48202 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,780This ZIP15,780
Households7,581This ZIP7,581
Housing units10,380This ZIP10,380
Median age32.4This ZIP32.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$43,627This ZIP$43,627Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$186,500This ZIP$186,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$981This ZIP$981Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher39.7%This ZIP39.7%
Mean commute22.5 minThis ZIP22.5 min
Population density4,707.6 / sq miThis ZIP4,707.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments513This ZIP513
Employees24,584This ZIP24,584
Annual payroll$2,115,270,000This ZIP$2,115,270,000
Tax returns filed5,750This ZIP5,750
Total adjusted gross income$273,941,000This ZIP$273,941,000

Land area

Land area3.35 sq miThis ZIP3.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48202

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ZIP codes near 48202

ZIPCityDistance
48206 Detroit, MI 1.5 mi
48211 Detroit, MI 1.7 mi
48208 Detroit, MI 1.9 mi
48201 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48212 Hamtramck, MI 2.7 mi
48226 Detroit, MI 3.3 mi
48216 Detroit, MI 3.3 mi
48204 Detroit, MI 3.4 mi
48231 Detroit, MI 3.4 mi
48232 Detroit, MI 3.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48202?

48202 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3746, -83.0777.

What county is 48202 in?

48202 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48202?

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

What time zone is 48202 in?

48202 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48202?

About 15,780 people live in ZIP code 48202, in 7,581 households, at 4,707.6 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 48202?

$43,627 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48202?

The closest are 48206 (1.5 mi), 48211 (1.7 mi), 48208 (1.9 mi), 48201 (2.1 mi) and 48212 (2.7 mi).

Is 48202 a PO Box ZIP code?

48202 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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