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48342

ZIP 48342 is in Pontiac, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Pontiac has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 48340, 48341 and 48343.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
17,564
Coordinates
42.6444, -83.2746
☼ Live from 48342 — Pontiac, MI

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Where 48342 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48342
  • 🔢 Type 48342 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZhEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,342 = 2 × 3 × 7 × 1151. Its digits add up to 21, a total 2,594 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011010110
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48341 (Pontiac, MI, 2 mi away) and 48343 (Pontiac, MI, 1 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48342 becomes 24384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 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, 1,487 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯817 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48342 and you would come out at 42.64°S, 96.73°E — 1,280 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 19m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 5.2 square miles of land, 48342 is bigger than 19% of ZIP codes — room for about 4.0 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population17,564This ZIP17,564
Households6,878This ZIP6,878
Housing units7,784This ZIP7,784
Median age37.0This ZIP37.0Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$35,253This ZIP$35,253Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$101,300This ZIP$101,300Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$999This ZIP$999Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher10.2%This ZIP10.2%
Mean commute19.9 minThis ZIP19.9 min
Population density3,359.0 / sq miThis ZIP3,359.0 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments318This ZIP318
Employees6,412This ZIP6,412
Annual payroll$383,603,000This ZIP$383,603,000
Tax returns filed7,120This ZIP7,120
Total adjusted gross income$213,410,000This ZIP$213,410,000

Land area

Land area5.23 sq miThis ZIP5.23 sq mi
Water area0.06 sq miThis ZIP0.06 sq mi

Other place names in 48342

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ZIP codes near 48342

ZIPCityDistance
48343 Pontiac, MI 0.9 mi
48341 Pontiac, MI 1.5 mi
48340 Pontiac, MI 2.0 mi
48007 Troy, MI 2.9 mi
48326 Auburn Hills, MI 3.4 mi
48320 Keego Harbor, MI 3.9 mi
48304 Bloomfield Hills, MI 4.4 mi
48303 Bloomfield Hills, MI 4.5 mi
48328 Waterford, MI 4.5 mi
48309 Rochester, MI 4.6 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48342?

48342 is in Pontiac, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.6444, -83.2746.

What county is 48342 in?

48342 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48342?

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

What time zone is 48342 in?

48342 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48342?

About 17,564 people live in ZIP code 48342, in 6,878 households, at 3,359.0 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 48342?

$35,253 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48342?

The closest are 48343 (0.9 mi), 48341 (1.5 mi), 48340 (2 mi), 48007 (2.9 mi) and 48326 (3.4 mi).

Is 48342 a PO Box ZIP code?

48342 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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