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48226

ZIP 48226 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
6,831
Coordinates
42.3318, -83.0504
☼ Live from 48226 — Detroit, MI

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Where 48226 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48226
  • 🔢 Type 48226 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: gZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,226 = 2 × 24113. Its digits add up to 22, a total 2,607 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48225 (Harper Woods, MI, 10 mi away) and 48227 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48226 becomes 62284 — and that is a real ZIP code: Smithboro, IL, 406 miles away.
  • 👥 21 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22846, 24628, 24826, 24862, 28246, 28462, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84622 in Centerfield, UT, 1,515 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯826 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48226 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 96.95°E — 1,260 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 1.2 square miles of land, 48226 is bigger than 9% of ZIP codes — about 589 football fields.
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People and housing

Population6,831This ZIP6,831
Households4,350This ZIP4,350
Housing units5,527This ZIP5,527
Median age34.0This ZIP34.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$64,860This ZIP$64,860Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$324,500This ZIP$324,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,743This ZIP$1,743Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher52.1%This ZIP52.1%
Mean commute18.3 minThis ZIP18.3 min
Population density5,617.6 / sq miThis ZIP5,617.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments1,109This ZIP1,109
Employees57,605This ZIP57,605
Annual payroll$5,886,108,000This ZIP$5,886,108,000
Tax returns filed2,430This ZIP2,430
Total adjusted gross income$692,481,000This ZIP$692,481,000

Land area

Land area1.22 sq miThis ZIP1.22 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48226

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

ZIP codes near 48226

ZIPCityDistance
48231 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48232 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48255 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48264 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48267 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48268 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48269 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48272 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48275 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi
48279 Detroit, MI 0.2 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48226?

48226 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3318, -83.0504.

What county is 48226 in?

48226 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48226?

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

What time zone is 48226 in?

48226 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48226?

About 6,831 people live in ZIP code 48226, in 4,350 households, at 5,617.6 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 48226?

$64,860 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48226?

The closest are 48231 (0.2 mi), 48232 (0.2 mi), 48255 (0.2 mi), 48264 (0.2 mi) and 48267 (0.2 mi).

Is 48226 a PO Box ZIP code?

48226 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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