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48214

ZIP 48214 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
18,595
Coordinates
42.3651, -82.9876
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Where 48214 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48214
  • 🔢 Type 48214 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,214 = 2 × 24107. Its digits add up to 19, a total 2,454 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48213 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away) and 48215 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48214 becomes 41284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 25 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12448, 12484, 12844, 14428, 14482, 14824, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84124 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,488 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 48214 and you would come out at 42.37°S, 97.01°E — 1,258 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 48214 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population18,595This ZIP18,595
Households10,063This ZIP10,063
Housing units13,100This ZIP13,100
Median age44.8This ZIP44.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$33,544This ZIP$33,544Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$147,300This ZIP$147,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$842This ZIP$842Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher27.7%This ZIP27.7%
Mean commute26.2 minThis ZIP26.2 min
Population density3,681.4 / sq miThis ZIP3,681.4 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments230This ZIP230
Employees4,450This ZIP4,450
Annual payroll$326,772,000This ZIP$326,772,000
Tax returns filed6,630This ZIP6,630
Total adjusted gross income$358,301,000This ZIP$358,301,000

Land area

Land area5.05 sq miThis ZIP5.05 sq mi
Water area0.64 sq miThis ZIP0.64 sq mi

Other place names in 48214

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

ZIP codes near 48214

ZIPCityDistance
48207 Detroit, MI 1.7 mi
48215 Detroit, MI 1.8 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 2.3 mi
48211 Detroit, MI 3.2 mi
48230 Grosse Pointe, MI 3.6 mi
48243 Detroit, MI 3.6 mi
48231 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48232 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48255 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48264 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48214?

48214 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3651, -82.9876.

What county is 48214 in?

48214 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48214?

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

What time zone is 48214 in?

48214 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48214?

About 18,595 people live in ZIP code 48214, in 10,063 households, at 3,681.4 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 48214?

$33,544 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48214?

The closest are 48207 (1.7 mi), 48215 (1.8 mi), 48213 (2.3 mi), 48211 (3.2 mi) and 48230 (3.6 mi).

Is 48214 a PO Box ZIP code?

48214 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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