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48209

ZIP 48209 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
27,184
Coordinates
42.3061, -83.1177
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Where 48209 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48209
  • 🔢 Type 48209 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GOZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,209 = 7 × 71 × 97. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001010001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48208 (Detroit, MI, 3 mi away) and 48210 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48209 becomes 90284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 51 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02894, 04289, 04928, 04982, 09248, 09824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 09824 in APO AE, a military post office, 5,727 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48209 and you would come out at 42.31°S, 96.88°E — 1,262 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 6.8 square miles of land, 48209 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population27,184This ZIP27,184
Households9,211This ZIP9,211
Housing units10,847This ZIP10,847
Median age31.9This ZIP31.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$43,161This ZIP$43,161Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$89,000This ZIP$89,000Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$883This ZIP$883Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.5%This ZIP8.5%
Mean commute24.4 minThis ZIP24.4 min
Population density3,993.5 / sq miThis ZIP3,993.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments400This ZIP400
Employees5,178This ZIP5,178
Annual payroll$311,057,000This ZIP$311,057,000
Tax returns filed8,470This ZIP8,470
Total adjusted gross income$290,383,000This ZIP$290,383,000

Land area

Land area6.81 sq miThis ZIP6.81 sq mi
Water area0.17 sq miThis ZIP0.17 sq mi

Other place names in 48209

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ZIP codes near 48209

ZIPCityDistance
48210 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48120 Dearborn, MI 2.4 mi
48216 Detroit, MI 2.4 mi
48218 River Rouge, MI 2.6 mi
48217 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48233 Detroit, MI 3.0 mi
48208 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48122 Melvindale, MI 3.8 mi
48226 Detroit, MI 3.9 mi
48126 Dearborn, MI 3.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48209?

48209 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3061, -83.1177.

What county is 48209 in?

48209 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48209?

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

What time zone is 48209 in?

48209 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48209?

About 27,184 people live in ZIP code 48209, in 9,211 households, at 3,993.5 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 48209?

$43,161 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48209?

The closest are 48210 (2.2 mi), 48120 (2.4 mi), 48216 (2.4 mi), 48218 (2.6 mi) and 48217 (2.7 mi).

Is 48209 a PO Box ZIP code?

48209 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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