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48230

ZIP 48230 is in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in Wayne County; area code 313; Eastern time. Grosse Pointe has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48236.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
17,174
Coordinates
42.3824, -82.9218
☼ Live from 48230 — Grosse Pointe, MI

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Where 48230 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48230
  • 🔢 Type 48230 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: OEZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,230 = 2 × 5 × 7 × 13 × 53. Its digits add up to 17, a total 2,133 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001100110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48229 (Ecorse, MI, 14 mi away) and 48231 (Detroit, MI, 7 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48230 becomes 03284 — and that is a real ZIP code: Springfield, NH, 557 miles away.
  • 👥 62 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (02348, 03284, 03824, 03842, 04238, 08234, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83204 in Pocatello, ID, 1,498 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% 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 48230 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 97.08°E — 1,256 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 3.3 square miles of land, 48230 is bigger than 15% of ZIP codes — room for about 2.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,174This ZIP17,174
Households6,907This ZIP6,907
Housing units7,397This ZIP7,397
Median age42.4This ZIP42.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$137,310This ZIP$137,310Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$466,100This ZIP$466,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,479This ZIP$1,479Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher73.5%This ZIP73.5%
Mean commute24.7 minThis ZIP24.7 min
Population density5,276.2 / sq miThis ZIP5,276.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments406This ZIP406
Employees5,151This ZIP5,151
Annual payroll$219,165,000This ZIP$219,165,000
Tax returns filed8,550This ZIP8,550
Total adjusted gross income$1,585,819,000This ZIP$1,585,819,000

Land area

Land area3.26 sq miThis ZIP3.26 sq mi
Water area1.16 sq miThis ZIP1.16 sq mi

Other place names in 48230

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ZIP codes near 48230

ZIPCityDistance
48215 Detroit, MI 1.7 mi
48224 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48236 Grosse Pointe, MI 3.1 mi
48214 Detroit, MI 3.6 mi
48213 Detroit, MI 3.9 mi
48225 Harper Woods, MI 3.9 mi
48205 Detroit, MI 4.6 mi
48207 Detroit, MI 5.2 mi
48080 Saint Clair Shores, MI 5.9 mi
48021 Eastpointe, MI 5.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48230?

48230 is in Grosse Pointe, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3824, -82.9218.

What county is 48230 in?

48230 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48230?

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

What time zone is 48230 in?

48230 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48230?

About 17,174 people live in ZIP code 48230, in 6,907 households, at 5,276.2 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 48230?

$137,310 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48230?

The closest are 48215 (1.7 mi), 48224 (2.2 mi), 48236 (3.1 mi), 48214 (3.6 mi) and 48213 (3.9 mi).

Is 48230 a PO Box ZIP code?

48230 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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