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48225

ZIP 48225 is Harper Woods, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
16,098
Coordinates
42.4389, -82.9297
☼ Live from 48225 — Harper Woods, MI

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Where 48225 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 48225
  • 🔢 Type 48225 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: SZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,225 = 3 × 5 × 5 × 643. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100001
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48224 (Detroit, MI, 2 mi away) and 48226 (Detroit, MI, 10 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48225 becomes 52284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 23 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22485, 22548, 22845, 24258, 24528, 25248, …). The farthest-flung twin is 85224 in Chandler, AZ, 1,689 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯833 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48225 and you would come out at 42.44°S, 97.07°E — 1,258 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 2.7 square miles of land, 48225 is bigger than 13% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population16,098This ZIP16,098
Households5,902This ZIP5,902
Housing units6,294This ZIP6,294
Median age36.5This ZIP36.5Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$61,750This ZIP$61,750Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$153,800This ZIP$153,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,368This ZIP$1,368Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher25.1%This ZIP25.1%
Mean commute26.1 minThis ZIP26.1 min
Population density6,020.2 / sq miThis ZIP6,020.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments197This ZIP197
Employees2,277This ZIP2,277
Annual payroll$94,040,000This ZIP$94,040,000
Tax returns filed7,360This ZIP7,360
Total adjusted gross income$342,103,000This ZIP$342,103,000

Land area

Land area2.67 sq miThis ZIP2.67 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48225

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ZIP codes near 48225

ZIPCityDistance
48224 Detroit, MI 2.0 mi
48021 Eastpointe, MI 2.1 mi
48236 Grosse Pointe, MI 2.2 mi
48080 Saint Clair Shores, MI 2.5 mi
48205 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48089 Warren, MI 3.8 mi
48230 Grosse Pointe, MI 3.9 mi
48081 Saint Clair Shores, MI 4.2 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 4.4 mi
48215 Detroit, MI 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48225?

48225 is in Harper Woods, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4389, -82.9297.

What county is 48225 in?

48225 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48225 in?

48225 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48225?

About 16,098 people live in ZIP code 48225, in 5,902 households, at 6,020.2 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 48225?

$61,750 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48225?

The closest are 48224 (2 mi), 48021 (2.1 mi), 48236 (2.2 mi), 48080 (2.5 mi) and 48205 (2.7 mi).

Is 48225 a PO Box ZIP code?

48225 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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