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48224

ZIP 48224 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
39,668
Coordinates
42.4107, -82.9415
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Where 48224 is

Approximate ZIP boundary (Census ZCTA 2020). ZIP codes are mail routes, not areas, so the shape shown is the Census tabulation area that approximates it.

★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48224
  • 🔢 Type 48224 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,224 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 2 × 11 × 137. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48223 (Detroit, MI, 16 mi away) and 48225 (Harper Woods, MI, 2 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48224 becomes 42284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 13 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22448, 22844, 24248, 24482, 28244, 28424, …). The farthest-flung twin is 82442 in Ten Sleep, WY, 1,229 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯832 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48224 and you would come out at 42.41°S, 97.06°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 5.8 square miles of land, 48224 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.4 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population39,668This ZIP39,668
Households14,451This ZIP14,451
Housing units17,234This ZIP17,234
Median age33.4This ZIP33.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$44,856This ZIP$44,856Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$88,700This ZIP$88,700Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,224This ZIP$1,224Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher16.6%This ZIP16.6%
Mean commute26.5 minThis ZIP26.5 min
Population density6,876.1 / sq miThis ZIP6,876.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments253This ZIP253
Employees2,442This ZIP2,442
Annual payroll$83,661,000This ZIP$83,661,000
Tax returns filed15,490This ZIP15,490
Total adjusted gross income$564,257,000This ZIP$564,257,000

Land area

Land area5.77 sq miThis ZIP5.77 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48224

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

ZIP codes near 48224

ZIPCityDistance
48225 Harper Woods, MI 2.0 mi
48230 Grosse Pointe, MI 2.2 mi
48215 Detroit, MI 2.5 mi
48205 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48236 Grosse Pointe, MI 2.6 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48021 Eastpointe, MI 3.8 mi
48214 Detroit, MI 3.9 mi
48080 Saint Clair Shores, MI 4.4 mi
48089 Warren, MI 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48224?

48224 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4107, -82.9415.

What county is 48224 in?

48224 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48224?

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

What time zone is 48224 in?

48224 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48224?

About 39,668 people live in ZIP code 48224, in 14,451 households, at 6,876.1 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 48224?

$44,856 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48224?

The closest are 48225 (2 mi), 48230 (2.2 mi), 48215 (2.5 mi), 48205 (2.6 mi) and 48236 (2.6 mi).

Is 48224 a PO Box ZIP code?

48224 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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