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48207

ZIP 48207 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
20,848
Coordinates
42.3490, -83.0127
☼ Live from 48207 — Detroit, MI

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Where 48207 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48207
  • 🔢 Type 48207 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,207 = 3 × 16069. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001001111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48206 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away) and 48208 (Detroit, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48207 becomes 70284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 57 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02478, 02748, 02874, 04287, 07428, 07842, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84720 in Cedar City, UT, 1,628 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯828 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48207 and you would come out at 42.35°S, 96.99°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 6.3 square miles of land, 48207 is bigger than 21% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,848This ZIP20,848
Households11,502This ZIP11,502
Housing units13,331This ZIP13,331
Median age40.0This ZIP40.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$47,831This ZIP$47,831Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$211,600This ZIP$211,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,108This ZIP$1,108Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.3%This ZIP37.3%
Mean commute21.8 minThis ZIP21.8 min
Population density3,310.3 / sq miThis ZIP3,310.3 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments557This ZIP557
Employees9,932This ZIP9,932
Annual payroll$589,397,000This ZIP$589,397,000
Tax returns filed7,550This ZIP7,550
Total adjusted gross income$417,652,000This ZIP$417,652,000

Land area

Land area6.30 sq miThis ZIP6.30 sq mi
Water area1.77 sq miThis ZIP1.77 sq mi

Other place names in 48207

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ZIP codes near 48207

ZIPCityDistance
48214 Detroit, MI 1.7 mi
48243 Detroit, MI 1.9 mi
48231 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48232 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48255 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48264 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48267 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48268 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48269 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48272 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48207?

48207 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3490, -83.0127.

What county is 48207 in?

48207 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48207?

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

What time zone is 48207 in?

48207 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48207?

About 20,848 people live in ZIP code 48207, in 11,502 households, at 3,310.3 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 48207?

$47,831 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48207?

The closest are 48214 (1.7 mi), 48243 (1.9 mi), 48231 (2.1 mi), 48232 (2.1 mi) and 48255 (2.1 mi).

Is 48207 a PO Box ZIP code?

48207 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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