48243
ZIP 48243 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
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- Population
- 0
- Coordinates
- 42.3299, -83.0395
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Where 48243 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.
- 🔢 Type 48243 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: EhZBh — not quite a word, sorry.
- ➕ As a number, 48,243 = 3 × 13 × 1237. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
- 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it:
1011110001110011 - 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48242 (Detroit, MI, 18 mi away) and 48244 (Detroit, MI, 8 mi away).
- 🔄 Backwards, 48243 becomes 34284 — and that is a real ZIP code: Venice, FL, 1,048 miles away.
- 👥 28 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23844, 24348, 24438, 24483, 24834, 24843, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83244 in Howe, ID, 1,504 miles away.
- 🧭 Farther north than 78% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
- 🎯826 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
- 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48243 and you would come out at 42.33°S, 96.96°E — 1,259 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
- ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 17m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 05m.
- 📏 At 0.014 square miles of land, 48243 is bigger than 0% of ZIP codes — about 7 football fields.
- Working out the sun…
- Checking the USGS…
Source: USGS.
People and housing
| Population | 0 |
|---|---|
| Households | 0 |
| Housing units | 0 |
| Population density | 0.0 / sq mi |
Business and tax activity
| Business establishments | 75This ZIP75 |
|---|---|
| Employees | 5,336This ZIP5,336 |
| Annual payroll | $577,200,000This ZIP$577,200,000 |
Land area
| Land area | 0.01 sq miThis ZIP0.01 sq mi |
|---|---|
| Water area | 0.00 sq mi |
Other place names in 48243
Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.
ZIP codes near 48243
| ZIP | City | Distance |
|---|---|---|
48231 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48232 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48255 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48264 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48267 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48268 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48269 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48272 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48275 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
48279 | Detroit, MI | 0.3 mi |
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Questions about this ZIP code
Where is ZIP code 48243?
48243 is in Detroit, Michigan, in Wayne County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.3299, -83.0395.
What county is 48243 in?
48243 lies in Wayne County.
What area code is 48243?
Detroit uses area code 313, from NANPA's telephone records.
What time zone is 48243 in?
48243 uses America/Detroit.
How many people live in 48243?
About 0 people live in ZIP code 48243. These are American Community Survey 5-year estimates for the ZIP Code Tabulation Area, not a headcount.
What ZIP codes are near 48243?
The closest are 48231 (0.3 mi), 48232 (0.3 mi), 48255 (0.3 mi), 48264 (0.3 mi) and 48267 (0.3 mi).
Is 48243 a PO Box ZIP code?
48243 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.
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