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48327

ZIP 48327 is in Waterford, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 947 and 248; Eastern time. Waterford has 3 ZIP codes; the others are 48328 and 48329.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
20,960
Coordinates
42.6383, -83.4107
☼ Live from 48327 — Waterford, MI

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Where 48327 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48327
  • 🔢 Type 48327 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: LZEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,327 = 3 × 89 × 181. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011000111
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48326 (Auburn Hills, MI, 9 mi away) and 48328 (Waterford, MI, 3 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48327 becomes 72384 — and that is a real ZIP code: Turrell, AR, 620 miles away.
  • 👥 44 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23487, 23847, 23874, 24378, 24738, 24873, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83724 in Boise, ID, 1,644 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯811 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48327 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 96.59°E — 1,286 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 11.3 square miles of land, 48327 is bigger than 29% of ZIP codes — room for about 8.6 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population20,960This ZIP20,960
Households9,451This ZIP9,451
Housing units9,837This ZIP9,837
Median age40.8This ZIP40.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$74,788This ZIP$74,788Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$257,500This ZIP$257,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,113This ZIP$1,113Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher30.5%This ZIP30.5%
Mean commute29.5 minThis ZIP29.5 min
Population density1,852.6 / sq miThis ZIP1,852.6 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments461This ZIP461
Employees4,841This ZIP4,841
Annual payroll$258,256,000This ZIP$258,256,000
Tax returns filed11,710This ZIP11,710
Total adjusted gross income$790,158,000This ZIP$790,158,000

Land area

Land area11.31 sq miThis ZIP11.31 sq mi
Water area0.49 sq miThis ZIP0.49 sq mi

ZIP codes near 48327

ZIPCityDistance
48321 Auburn Hills, MI 1.9 mi
48325 West Bloomfield, MI 1.9 mi
48347 Clarkston, MI 1.9 mi
48387 Union Lake, MI 2.5 mi
48328 Waterford, MI 2.5 mi
48324 West Bloomfield, MI 3.1 mi
48330 Drayton Plains, MI 3.5 mi
48329 Waterford, MI 3.5 mi
48386 White Lake, MI 3.8 mi
48320 Keego Harbor, MI 4.1 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48327?

48327 is in Waterford, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6383, -83.4107.

What county is 48327 in?

48327 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48327?

Waterford uses area codes 947 and 248, from NANPA's telephone records.

What time zone is 48327 in?

48327 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48327?

About 20,960 people live in ZIP code 48327, in 9,451 households, at 1,852.6 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 48327?

$74,788 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48327?

The closest are 48321 (1.9 mi), 48325 (1.9 mi), 48347 (1.9 mi), 48387 (2.5 mi) and 48328 (2.5 mi).

Is 48327 a PO Box ZIP code?

48327 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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