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48217

ZIP 48217 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
6,564
Coordinates
42.2777, -83.1551
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Where 48217 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48217
  • 🔢 Type 48217 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,217 = 13 × 3709. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001011001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48216 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away) and 48218 (River Rouge, MI, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48217 becomes 71284 — and that is a real ZIP code: Tallulah, LA, 811 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12487, 12748, 12784, 12847, 12874, 14728, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84721 in Cedar City, UT, 1,608 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯820 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48217 and you would come out at 42.28°S, 96.84°E — 1,263 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.3 square miles of land, 48217 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 1.8 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population6,564This ZIP6,564
Households2,677This ZIP2,677
Housing units3,139This ZIP3,139
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$44,447This ZIP$44,447Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$65,500This ZIP$65,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$966This ZIP$966Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.5%This ZIP12.5%
Mean commute29.9 minThis ZIP29.9 min
Population density2,844.0 / sq miThis ZIP2,844.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments91This ZIP91
Employees1,605This ZIP1,605
Annual payroll$129,986,000This ZIP$129,986,000
Tax returns filed2,440This ZIP2,440
Total adjusted gross income$79,799,000This ZIP$79,799,000

Land area

Land area2.31 sq miThis ZIP2.31 sq mi
Water area0.05 sq miThis ZIP0.05 sq mi

Other place names in 48217

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

ZIP codes near 48217

ZIPCityDistance
48218 River Rouge, MI 1.3 mi
48122 Melvindale, MI 1.4 mi
48120 Dearborn, MI 1.8 mi
48229 Ecorse, MI 2.1 mi
48121 Dearborn, MI 2.6 mi
48123 Dearborn, MI 2.6 mi
48136 Garden City, MI 2.6 mi
48222 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48244 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48260 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48217?

48217 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2777, -83.1551.

What county is 48217 in?

48217 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48217?

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

What time zone is 48217 in?

48217 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48217?

About 6,564 people live in ZIP code 48217, in 2,677 households, at 2,844.0 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 48217?

$44,447 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48217?

The closest are 48218 (1.3 mi), 48122 (1.4 mi), 48120 (1.8 mi), 48229 (2.1 mi) and 48121 (2.6 mi).

Is 48217 a PO Box ZIP code?

48217 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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