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48210

ZIP 48210 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
26,722
Coordinates
42.3364, -83.1287
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Where 48210 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48210
  • 🔢 Type 48210 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,210 = 2 × 3 × 5 × 1607. Its digits add up to 15, a total 1,657 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001010010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48209 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away) and 48211 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48210 becomes 01284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 58 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (01824, 01842, 02148, 02184, 02481, 02814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84120 in West Valley City, UT, 1,491 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 48210 and you would come out at 42.34°S, 96.87°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 05m.
  • 📏 At 4.9 square miles of land, 48210 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population26,722This ZIP26,722
Households8,321This ZIP8,321
Housing units10,457This ZIP10,457
Median age29.2This ZIP29.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$37,838This ZIP$37,838Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$67,800This ZIP$67,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$976This ZIP$976Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.8%This ZIP8.8%
Mean commute21.9 minThis ZIP21.9 min
Population density5,407.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,407.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments319This ZIP319
Employees4,349This ZIP4,349
Annual payroll$224,695,000This ZIP$224,695,000
Tax returns filed8,550This ZIP8,550
Total adjusted gross income$265,930,000This ZIP$265,930,000

Land area

Land area4.94 sq miThis ZIP4.94 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48210

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

ZIP codes near 48210

ZIPCityDistance
48208 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48204 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48209 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48216 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48206 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48120 Dearborn, MI 2.9 mi
48126 Dearborn, MI 3.0 mi
48233 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi
48201 Detroit, MI 3.6 mi
48202 Detroit, MI 3.7 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48210?

48210 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3364, -83.1287.

What county is 48210 in?

48210 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48210?

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

What time zone is 48210 in?

48210 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48210?

About 26,722 people live in ZIP code 48210, in 8,321 households, at 5,407.1 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 48210?

$37,838 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48210?

The closest are 48208 (2.1 mi), 48204 (2.2 mi), 48209 (2.2 mi), 48216 (2.6 mi) and 48206 (2.9 mi).

Is 48210 a PO Box ZIP code?

48210 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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