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48206

ZIP 48206 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
15,227
Coordinates
42.3752, -83.1078
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Where 48206 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48206
  • 🔢 Type 48206 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,206 = 2 × 24103. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001001110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48205 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away) and 48207 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48206 becomes 60284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02468, 02648, 02864, 04268, 04286, 04628, …). The farthest-flung twin is 86402 in Kingman, AZ, 1,727 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯823 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48206 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 96.89°E — 1,264 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 3.1 square miles of land, 48206 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.3 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population15,227This ZIP15,227
Households6,337This ZIP6,337
Housing units10,649This ZIP10,649
Median age41.3This ZIP41.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$45,046This ZIP$45,046Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$116,300This ZIP$116,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$965This ZIP$965Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher24.1%This ZIP24.1%
Mean commute26.0 minThis ZIP26.0 min
Population density4,921.5 / sq miThis ZIP4,921.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments105This ZIP105
Employees772This ZIP772
Annual payroll$27,638,000This ZIP$27,638,000
Tax returns filed5,810This ZIP5,810
Total adjusted gross income$237,482,000This ZIP$237,482,000

Land area

Land area3.09 sq miThis ZIP3.09 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48206

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ZIP codes near 48206

ZIPCityDistance
48202 Detroit, MI 1.5 mi
48204 Detroit, MI 1.9 mi
48208 Detroit, MI 2.0 mi
48238 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48210 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48201 Detroit, MI 3.1 mi
48211 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48203 Highland Park, MI 3.2 mi
48212 Hamtramck, MI 3.6 mi
48216 Detroit, MI 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48206?

48206 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3752, -83.1078.

What county is 48206 in?

48206 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48206?

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

What time zone is 48206 in?

48206 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48206?

About 15,227 people live in ZIP code 48206, in 6,337 households, at 4,921.5 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 48206?

$45,046 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48206?

The closest are 48202 (1.5 mi), 48204 (1.9 mi), 48208 (2 mi), 48238 (2.2 mi) and 48210 (2.9 mi).

Is 48206 a PO Box ZIP code?

48206 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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