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48205

ZIP 48205 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
34,187
Coordinates
42.4332, -82.9813
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Where 48205 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48205
  • 🔢 Type 48205 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,205 = 5 × 31 × 311. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001001101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48204 (Detroit, MI, 9 mi away) and 48206 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48205 becomes 50284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02458, 02584, 04258, 04285, 04852, 05482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85042 in Phoenix, AZ, 1,694 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯830 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48205 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 97.02°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 6.4 square miles of land, 48205 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,187This ZIP34,187
Households12,951This ZIP12,951
Housing units16,754This ZIP16,754
Median age32.8This ZIP32.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$38,966This ZIP$38,966Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$65,300This ZIP$65,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,215This ZIP$1,215Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher9.6%This ZIP9.6%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density5,382.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,382.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments255This ZIP255
Employees2,272This ZIP2,272
Annual payroll$94,804,000This ZIP$94,804,000
Tax returns filed13,070This ZIP13,070
Total adjusted gross income$398,923,000This ZIP$398,923,000

Land area

Land area6.35 sq miThis ZIP6.35 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48205

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

ZIP codes near 48205

ZIPCityDistance
48089 Warren, MI 2.5 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 2.5 mi
48224 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48225 Harper Woods, MI 2.7 mi
48021 Eastpointe, MI 2.9 mi
48234 Detroit, MI 3.0 mi
48090 Warren, MI 3.9 mi
48015 Center Line, MI 4.0 mi
48212 Hamtramck, MI 4.1 mi
48215 Detroit, MI 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48205?

48205 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4332, -82.9813.

What county is 48205 in?

48205 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48205?

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

What time zone is 48205 in?

48205 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48205?

About 34,187 people live in ZIP code 48205, in 12,951 households, at 5,382.1 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 48205?

$38,966 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48205?

The closest are 48089 (2.5 mi), 48213 (2.5 mi), 48224 (2.6 mi), 48225 (2.7 mi) and 48021 (2.9 mi).

Is 48205 a PO Box ZIP code?

48205 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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