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48213

ZIP 48213 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
20,075
Coordinates
42.3979, -82.9954
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Where 48213 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48213
  • 🔢 Type 48213 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,213 = 3 × 3 × 11 × 487. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001010101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48212 (Hamtramck, MI, 3 mi away) and 48214 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48213 becomes 31284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84123 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,494 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯829 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48213 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 97.00°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 6.5 square miles of land, 48213 is bigger than 22% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,075This ZIP20,075
Households7,724This ZIP7,724
Housing units11,587This ZIP11,587
Median age37.4This ZIP37.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$34,003This ZIP$34,003Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$56,200This ZIP$56,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$913This ZIP$913Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute27.3 minThis ZIP27.3 min
Population density3,076.6 / sq miThis ZIP3,076.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments190This ZIP190
Employees5,083This ZIP5,083
Annual payroll$352,931,000This ZIP$352,931,000
Tax returns filed7,190This ZIP7,190
Total adjusted gross income$213,066,000This ZIP$213,066,000

Land area

Land area6.53 sq miThis ZIP6.53 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48213

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

ZIP codes near 48213

ZIPCityDistance
48214 Detroit, MI 2.3 mi
48205 Detroit, MI 2.5 mi
48215 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48211 Detroit, MI 2.8 mi
48224 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48212 Hamtramck, MI 3.2 mi
48234 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48207 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi
48230 Grosse Pointe, MI 3.9 mi
48225 Harper Woods, MI 4.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48213?

48213 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3979, -82.9954.

What county is 48213 in?

48213 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48213?

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

What time zone is 48213 in?

48213 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48213?

About 20,075 people live in ZIP code 48213, in 7,724 households, at 3,076.6 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 48213?

$34,003 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48213?

The closest are 48214 (2.3 mi), 48205 (2.5 mi), 48215 (2.6 mi), 48211 (2.8 mi) and 48224 (2.9 mi).

Is 48213 a PO Box ZIP code?

48213 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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