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48238

ZIP 48238 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
24,731
Coordinates
42.3963, -83.1413
☼ Live from 48238 — Detroit, MI

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Where 48238 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48238
  • 🔢 Type 48238 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: BEZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,238 = 2 × 89 × 271. Its digits add up to 25, a total 2,242 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001101110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48237 (Oak Park, MI, 5 mi away) and 48239 (Redford, MI, 8 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48238 becomes 83284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 20 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23488, 23884, 28348, 28384, 28438, 34288, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83824 in Desmet, ID, 1,677 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯822 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48238 and you would come out at 42.40°S, 96.86°E — 1,266 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 5.4 square miles of land, 48238 is bigger than 20% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.1 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population24,731This ZIP24,731
Households10,251This ZIP10,251
Housing units16,014This ZIP16,014
Median age36.0This ZIP36.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$33,315This ZIP$33,315Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$64,800This ZIP$64,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,010This ZIP$1,010Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher13.5%This ZIP13.5%
Mean commute27.5 minThis ZIP27.5 min
Population density4,579.8 / sq miThis ZIP4,579.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments264This ZIP264
Employees2,611This ZIP2,611
Annual payroll$130,087,000This ZIP$130,087,000
Tax returns filed9,510This ZIP9,510
Total adjusted gross income$291,681,000This ZIP$291,681,000

Land area

Land area5.40 sq miThis ZIP5.40 sq mi
Water area0.00 sq mi

Other place names in 48238

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

ZIP codes near 48238

ZIPCityDistance
48204 Detroit, MI 2.1 mi
48221 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48206 Detroit, MI 2.2 mi
48203 Highland Park, MI 2.5 mi
48227 Detroit, MI 2.7 mi
48235 Detroit, MI 3.5 mi
48202 Detroit, MI 3.6 mi
48208 Detroit, MI 4.2 mi
48210 Detroit, MI 4.2 mi
48220 Ferndale, MI 4.3 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48238?

48238 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3963, -83.1413.

What county is 48238 in?

48238 lies in Wayne County.

What area code is 48238?

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

What time zone is 48238 in?

48238 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48238?

About 24,731 people live in ZIP code 48238, in 10,251 households, at 4,579.8 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 48238?

$33,315 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48238?

The closest are 48204 (2.1 mi), 48221 (2.2 mi), 48206 (2.2 mi), 48203 (2.5 mi) and 48227 (2.7 mi).

Is 48238 a PO Box ZIP code?

48238 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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