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48239

ZIP 48239 is in Redford, Michigan, in Wayne County; Eastern time. Redford has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48240.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Wayne
Population
36,976
Coordinates
42.3762, -83.2864
☼ Live from 48239 — Redford, MI

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Where 48239 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 48239
  • 🔢 Type 48239 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: GEZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ 48239 is a prime number. It cannot be divided by anything except 1 and itself. Its digits add up to 26, a total 2,038 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110001101111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48238 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away) and 48240 (Redford, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48239 becomes 93284, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 41 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23894, 24839, 24938, 24983, 28349, 28394, …). The farthest-flung twin is 93428 in Cambria, CA, 2,063 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯814 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48239 and you would come out at 42.38°S, 96.71°E — 1,272 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 04m.
  • 📏 At 9.5 square miles of land, 48239 is bigger than 26% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.2 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population36,976This ZIP36,976
Households14,132This ZIP14,132
Housing units14,736This ZIP14,736
Median age37.6This ZIP37.6Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$71,151This ZIP$71,151Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$158,800This ZIP$158,800Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,348This ZIP$1,348Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher23.5%This ZIP23.5%
Mean commute25.5 minThis ZIP25.5 min
Population density3,904.1 / sq miThis ZIP3,904.1 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments580This ZIP580
Employees9,806This ZIP9,806
Annual payroll$681,748,000This ZIP$681,748,000
Tax returns filed18,830This ZIP18,830
Total adjusted gross income$958,446,000This ZIP$958,446,000

Land area

Land area9.47 sq miThis ZIP9.47 sq mi
Water area0.02 sq miThis ZIP0.02 sq mi

Other place names in 48239

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

ZIP codes near 48239

ZIPCityDistance
48223 Detroit, MI 2.4 mi
48127 Dearborn Heights, MI 2.8 mi
48240 Redford, MI 3.4 mi
48151 Livonia, MI 3.4 mi
48153 Livonia, MI 3.4 mi
48228 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48219 Detroit, MI 3.8 mi
48128 Dearborn, MI 4.1 mi
48135 Garden City, MI 4.5 mi
48150 Livonia, MI 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48239?

48239 is in Redford, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3762, -83.2864.

What county is 48239 in?

48239 lies in Wayne County.

What time zone is 48239 in?

48239 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48239?

About 36,976 people live in ZIP code 48239, in 14,132 households, at 3,904.1 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 48239?

$71,151 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48239?

The closest are 48223 (2.4 mi), 48127 (2.8 mi), 48240 (3.4 mi), 48151 (3.4 mi) and 48153 (3.4 mi).

Is 48239 a PO Box ZIP code?

48239 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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