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48229

ZIP 48229 is Ecorse, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
9,061
Coordinates
42.2496, -83.1404
☼ Live from 48229 — Ecorse, MI

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Where 48229 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48229
  • 🔢 Type 48229 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GZZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,229 = 17 × 2837. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48228 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away) and 48230 (Grosse Pointe, MI, 14 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48229 becomes 92284 — and that is a real ZIP code: Yucca Valley, CA, 1,878 miles away.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (22849, 22948, 24829, 24892, 28429, 29482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 94282 in Sacramento, CA, 2,016 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 77% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯821 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48229 and you would come out at 42.25°S, 96.86°E — 1,261 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 16m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
  • 📏 At 2.8 square miles of land, 48229 is bigger than 14% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population9,061This ZIP9,061
Households3,611This ZIP3,611
Housing units4,118This ZIP4,118
Median age34.9This ZIP34.9Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$40,264This ZIP$40,264Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$65,400This ZIP$65,400Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$840This ZIP$840Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher8.4%This ZIP8.4%
Mean commute23.0 minThis ZIP23.0 min
Population density3,197.2 / sq miThis ZIP3,197.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments67This ZIP67
Employees1,611This ZIP1,611
Annual payroll$113,622,000This ZIP$113,622,000
Tax returns filed3,740This ZIP3,740
Total adjusted gross income$120,472,000This ZIP$120,472,000

Land area

Land area2.83 sq miThis ZIP2.83 sq mi
Water area0.81 sq miThis ZIP0.81 sq mi

Other place names in 48229

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ZIP codes near 48229

ZIPCityDistance
48121 Dearborn, MI 0.9 mi
48123 Dearborn, MI 0.9 mi
48136 Garden City, MI 0.9 mi
48222 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48244 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48260 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48265 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48266 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48277 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi
48278 Detroit, MI 0.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48229?

48229 is in Ecorse, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.2496, -83.1404.

What county is 48229 in?

48229 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48229 in?

48229 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48229?

About 9,061 people live in ZIP code 48229, in 3,611 households, at 3,197.2 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 48229?

$40,264 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48229?

The closest are 48121 (0.9 mi), 48123 (0.9 mi), 48136 (0.9 mi), 48222 (0.9 mi) and 48244 (0.9 mi).

Is 48229 a PO Box ZIP code?

48229 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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