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48219

ZIP 48219 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
47,208
Coordinates
42.4253, -83.2514
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Where 48219 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48219
  • 🔢 Type 48219 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GIZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,219 = 3 × 16073. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001011011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48218 (River Rouge, MI, 12 mi away) and 48220 (Ferndale, MI, 6 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48219 becomes 91284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 38 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12489, 12498, 12849, 14892, 18249, 18924, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94128 in San Francisco, CA, 2,078 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯816 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48219 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 96.75°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 8.4 square miles of land, 48219 is bigger than 25% of ZIP codes — room for about 6.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population47,208This ZIP47,208
Households18,709This ZIP18,709
Housing units21,621This ZIP21,621
Median age35.6This ZIP35.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$43,655This ZIP$43,655Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$99,200This ZIP$99,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,079This ZIP$1,079Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher14.2%This ZIP14.2%
Mean commute25.6 minThis ZIP25.6 min
Population density5,598.7 / sq miThis ZIP5,598.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments415This ZIP415
Employees3,625This ZIP3,625
Annual payroll$131,815,000This ZIP$131,815,000
Tax returns filed18,420This ZIP18,420
Total adjusted gross income$677,977,000This ZIP$677,977,000

Land area

Land area8.43 sq miThis ZIP8.43 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq miThis ZIP0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48219

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ZIP codes near 48219

ZIPCityDistance
48223 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48240 Redford, MI 2.5 mi
48075 Southfield, MI 2.7 mi
48235 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48033 Southfield, MI 3.2 mi
48086 Southfield, MI 3.6 mi
48239 Redford, MI 3.8 mi
48227 Detroit, MI 4.0 mi
48237 Oak Park, MI 4.5 mi
48076 Southfield, MI 5.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48219?

48219 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4253, -83.2514.

What county is 48219 in?

48219 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48219?

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

What time zone is 48219 in?

48219 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48219?

About 47,208 people live in ZIP code 48219, in 18,709 households, at 5,598.7 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 48219?

$43,655 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48219?

The closest are 48223 (2.2 mi), 48240 (2.5 mi), 48075 (2.7 mi), 48235 (2.9 mi) and 48033 (3.2 mi).

Is 48219 a PO Box ZIP code?

48219 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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