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48312

ZIP 48312 is in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in Macomb County; Eastern time. Sterling Heights has 5 ZIP codes; the others are 48310, 48311, 48313 and 48314.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
34,401
Coordinates
42.5582, -83.0089
☼ Live from 48312 — Sterling Heights, MI

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Where 48312 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 48312
  • 🔢 Type 48312 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZIEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,312 = 2 × 2 × 2 × 3 × 3 × 11 × 61. Its digits add up to 18, a total 2,332 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110010111000
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48311 (Sterling Heights, MI, 2 mi away) and 48313 (Sterling Heights, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48312 becomes 21384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 55 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (12438, 12483, 12834, 12843, 13428, 13482, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84123 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,492 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯830 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48312 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 96.99°E — 1,266 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 11.1 square miles of land, 48312 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.5 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population34,401This ZIP34,401
Households13,880This ZIP13,880
Housing units14,389This ZIP14,389
Median age41.4This ZIP41.4Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$68,061This ZIP$68,061Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$264,500This ZIP$264,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,213This ZIP$1,213Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.3%This ZIP30.3%
Mean commute25.8 minThis ZIP25.8 min
Population density3,087.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,087.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments813This ZIP813
Employees26,478This ZIP26,478
Annual payroll$2,143,195,000This ZIP$2,143,195,000
Tax returns filed17,930This ZIP17,930
Total adjusted gross income$1,109,562,000This ZIP$1,109,562,000

Land area

Land area11.14 sq miThis ZIP11.14 sq mi
Water area0.08 sq miThis ZIP0.08 sq mi

Other place names in 48312

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ZIP codes near 48312

ZIPCityDistance
48311 Sterling Heights, MI 1.9 mi
48313 Sterling Heights, MI 2.9 mi
48093 Warren, MI 3.0 mi
48310 Sterling Heights, MI 3.0 mi
48088 Warren, MI 3.2 mi
48026 Fraser, MI 3.5 mi
48092 Warren, MI 4.1 mi
48314 Sterling Heights, MI 4.4 mi
48038 Clinton Township, MI 4.7 mi
48318 Utica, MI 4.9 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48312?

48312 is in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5582, -83.0089.

What county is 48312 in?

48312 lies in Macomb County.

What time zone is 48312 in?

48312 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48312?

About 34,401 people live in ZIP code 48312, in 13,880 households, at 3,087.0 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 48312?

$68,061 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48312?

The closest are 48311 (1.9 mi), 48313 (2.9 mi), 48093 (3 mi), 48310 (3 mi) and 48088 (3.2 mi).

Is 48312 a PO Box ZIP code?

48312 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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