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48237

ZIP 48237 is Oak Park, Michigan, in Oakland County; Eastern time.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
29,318
Coordinates
42.4649, -83.1824
☼ Live from 48237 — Oak Park, MI

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Where 48237 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 48237
  • 🔢 Type 48237 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LEZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,237 = 3 × 7 × 2297. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001101101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48236 (Grosse Pointe, MI, 15 mi away) and 48238 (Detroit, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48237 becomes 73284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,658 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 79% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯820 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48237 and you would come out at 42.46°S, 96.82°E — 1,270 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.1 square miles of land, 48237 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 3.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population29,318This ZIP29,318
Households12,452This ZIP12,452
Housing units13,091This ZIP13,091
Median age38.1This ZIP38.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,510This ZIP$71,510Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$212,300This ZIP$212,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,396This ZIP$1,396Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher37.1%This ZIP37.1%
Mean commute23.3 minThis ZIP23.3 min
Population density5,696.1 / sq miThis ZIP5,696.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments617This ZIP617
Employees7,626This ZIP7,626
Annual payroll$391,430,000This ZIP$391,430,000
Tax returns filed14,660This ZIP14,660
Total adjusted gross income$836,886,000This ZIP$836,886,000

Land area

Land area5.15 sq miThis ZIP5.15 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48237

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

ZIP codes near 48237

ZIPCityDistance
48070 Huntington Woods, MI 1.4 mi
48069 Pleasant Ridge, MI 2.0 mi
48086 Southfield, MI 2.1 mi
48072 Berkley, MI 2.3 mi
48075 Southfield, MI 2.4 mi
48220 Ferndale, MI 2.5 mi
48068 Royal Oak, MI 2.6 mi
48235 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48067 Royal Oak, MI 2.9 mi
48221 Detroit, MI 3.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48237?

48237 is in Oak Park, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.4649, -83.1824.

What county is 48237 in?

48237 lies in Oakland County.

What time zone is 48237 in?

48237 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48237?

About 29,318 people live in ZIP code 48237, in 12,452 households, at 5,696.1 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 48237?

$71,510 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48237?

The closest are 48070 (1.4 mi), 48069 (2 mi), 48086 (2.1 mi), 48072 (2.3 mi) and 48075 (2.4 mi).

Is 48237 a PO Box ZIP code?

48237 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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