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48227

ZIP 48227 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
40,302
Coordinates
42.3874, -83.1926
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Where 48227 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48227
  • 🔢 Type 48227 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,227 = 29 × 1663. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100011
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48226 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away) and 48228 (Detroit, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48227 becomes 72284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22748, 22847, 24827, 24872, 27248, 27284, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84722 in Central, UT, 1,635 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯819 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48227 and you would come out at 42.39°S, 96.81°E — 1,268 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 7.5 square miles of land, 48227 is bigger than 23% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population40,302This ZIP40,302
Households15,640This ZIP15,640
Housing units20,118This ZIP20,118
Median age36.9This ZIP36.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$36,527This ZIP$36,527Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$75,100This ZIP$75,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,034This ZIP$1,034Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher12.0%This ZIP12.0%
Mean commute25.4 minThis ZIP25.4 min
Population density5,371.5 / sq miThis ZIP5,371.5 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments373This ZIP373
Employees3,093This ZIP3,093
Annual payroll$177,531,000This ZIP$177,531,000
Tax returns filed15,670This ZIP15,670
Total adjusted gross income$513,429,000This ZIP$513,429,000

Land area

Land area7.50 sq miThis ZIP7.50 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48227

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ZIP codes near 48227

ZIPCityDistance
48228 Detroit, MI 2.6 mi
48238 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48235 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48223 Detroit, MI 2.8 mi
48204 Detroit, MI 2.9 mi
48221 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi
48126 Dearborn, MI 4.0 mi
48219 Detroit, MI 4.0 mi
48206 Detroit, MI 4.4 mi
48210 Detroit, MI 4.8 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48227?

48227 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3874, -83.1926.

What county is 48227 in?

48227 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48227?

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

What time zone is 48227 in?

48227 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48227?

About 40,302 people live in ZIP code 48227, in 15,640 households, at 5,371.5 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 48227?

$36,527 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48227?

The closest are 48228 (2.6 mi), 48238 (2.7 mi), 48235 (2.7 mi), 48223 (2.8 mi) and 48204 (2.9 mi).

Is 48227 a PO Box ZIP code?

48227 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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