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48314

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

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Macomb
Population
21,803
Coordinates
42.6121, -83.0535
☼ Live from 48314 — Sterling Heights, MI

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Where 48314 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 48314
  • 🔢 Type 48314 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: hIEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,314 = 2 × 7 × 7 × 17 × 29. Its digits add up to 20, a total 2,586 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110010111010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48313 (Sterling Heights, MI, 3 mi away) and 48315 (Utica, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48314 becomes 41384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 24 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13484, 13844, 14843, 18344, 18434, 18443, …). The farthest-flung twin is 84134 in Salt Lake City, UT, 1,489 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 63%.
  • 🎯828 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48314 and you would come out at 42.61°S, 96.95°E — 1,269 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 7.8 square miles of land, 48314 is bigger than 24% of ZIP codes — room for about 5.9 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population21,803This ZIP21,803
Households9,186This ZIP9,186
Housing units9,412This ZIP9,412
Median age47.8This ZIP47.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$85,889This ZIP$85,889Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$331,500This ZIP$331,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,476This ZIP$1,476Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher35.9%This ZIP35.9%
Mean commute24.6 minThis ZIP24.6 min
Population density2,799.2 / sq miThis ZIP2,799.2 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments696This ZIP696
Employees13,346This ZIP13,346
Annual payroll$785,746,000This ZIP$785,746,000
Tax returns filed11,090This ZIP11,090
Total adjusted gross income$894,723,000This ZIP$894,723,000

Land area

Land area7.79 sq miThis ZIP7.79 sq mi
Water area0.03 sq miThis ZIP0.03 sq mi

Other place names in 48314

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ZIP codes near 48314

ZIPCityDistance
48318 Utica, MI 1.4 mi
48317 Utica, MI 2.2 mi
48311 Sterling Heights, MI 2.5 mi
48313 Sterling Heights, MI 3.0 mi
48310 Sterling Heights, MI 3.2 mi
48085 Troy, MI 3.5 mi
48312 Sterling Heights, MI 4.4 mi
48307 Rochester, MI 4.8 mi
48083 Troy, MI 5.0 mi
48315 Utica, MI 5.0 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48314?

48314 is in Sterling Heights, Michigan, in Macomb County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6121, -83.0535.

What county is 48314 in?

48314 lies in Macomb County.

What time zone is 48314 in?

48314 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48314?

About 21,803 people live in ZIP code 48314, in 9,186 households, at 2,799.2 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 48314?

$85,889 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48314?

The closest are 48318 (1.4 mi), 48317 (2.2 mi), 48311 (2.5 mi), 48313 (3 mi) and 48310 (3.2 mi).

Is 48314 a PO Box ZIP code?

48314 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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