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48221

ZIP 48221 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
41,392
Coordinates
42.4272, -83.1495
☼ Live from 48221 — Detroit, MI

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Where 48221 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48221
  • 🔢 Type 48221 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48221 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001011101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48220 (Ferndale, MI, 2 mi away) and 48222 (Detroit, MI, 13 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48221 becomes 12284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 33 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12248, 12428, 12482, 12824, 12842, 14228, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84122 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,485 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48221 and you would come out at 42.43°S, 96.85°E — 1,268 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 48221 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population41,392This ZIP41,392
Households15,520This ZIP15,520
Housing units17,716This ZIP17,716
Median age37.9This ZIP37.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$57,878This ZIP$57,878Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$154,600This ZIP$154,600Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,206This ZIP$1,206Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher29.3%This ZIP29.3%
Mean commute26.8 minThis ZIP26.8 min
Population density7,967.7 / sq miThis ZIP7,967.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments332This ZIP332
Employees3,447This ZIP3,447
Annual payroll$128,953,000This ZIP$128,953,000
Tax returns filed15,440This ZIP15,440
Total adjusted gross income$768,635,000This ZIP$768,635,000

Land area

Land area5.20 sq miThis ZIP5.20 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48221

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

ZIP codes near 48221

ZIPCityDistance
48238 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48220 Ferndale, MI 2.3 mi
48203 Highland Park, MI 2.3 mi
48235 Detroit, MI 2.3 mi
48069 Pleasant Ridge, MI 3.1 mi
48237 Oak Park, MI 3.1 mi
48227 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi
48030 Hazel Park, MI 3.6 mi
48070 Huntington Woods, MI 3.9 mi
48206 Detroit, MI 4.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48221?

48221 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4272, -83.1495.

What county is 48221 in?

48221 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48221?

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

What time zone is 48221 in?

48221 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48221?

About 41,392 people live in ZIP code 48221, in 15,520 households, at 7,967.7 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 48221?

$57,878 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48221?

The closest are 48238 (2.2 mi), 48220 (2.3 mi), 48203 (2.3 mi), 48235 (2.3 mi) and 48069 (3.1 mi).

Is 48221 a PO Box ZIP code?

48221 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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