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48211

ZIP 48211 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
5,419
Coordinates
42.3818, -83.0461
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Where 48211 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48211
  • 🔢 Type 48211 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,211 = 37 × 1303. Its digits add up to 16, a total 1,922 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001010011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48210 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away) and 48212 (Hamtramck, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48211 becomes 11284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (11428, 12148, 12184, 12418, 12481, 12814, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84112 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯826 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48211 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 96.95°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 4.2 square miles of land, 48211 is bigger than 17% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population5,419This ZIP5,419
Households1,719This ZIP1,719
Housing units2,498This ZIP2,498
Median age32.2This ZIP32.2Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$35,725This ZIP$35,725Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$78,900This ZIP$78,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,044This ZIP$1,044Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.7%This ZIP14.7%
Mean commute24.2 minThis ZIP24.2 min
Population density1,276.9 / sq miThis ZIP1,276.9 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments168This ZIP168
Employees5,700This ZIP5,700
Annual payroll$521,484,000This ZIP$521,484,000
Tax returns filed1,690This ZIP1,690
Total adjusted gross income$54,807,000This ZIP$54,807,000

Land area

Land area4.24 sq miThis ZIP4.24 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48211

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

ZIP codes near 48211

ZIPCityDistance
48202 Detroit, MI 1.7 mi
48212 Hamtramck, MI 2.0 mi
48201 Detroit, MI 2.5 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 2.8 mi
48207 Detroit, MI 2.8 mi
48206 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48214 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48208 Detroit, MI 3.3 mi
48234 Detroit, MI 3.4 mi
48226 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48211?

48211 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3818, -83.0461.

What county is 48211 in?

48211 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48211?

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

What time zone is 48211 in?

48211 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48211?

About 5,419 people live in ZIP code 48211, in 1,719 households, at 1,276.9 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 48211?

$35,725 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48211?

The closest are 48202 (1.7 mi), 48212 (2 mi), 48201 (2.5 mi), 48213 (2.8 mi) and 48207 (2.8 mi).

Is 48211 a PO Box ZIP code?

48211 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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