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48362

ZIP 48362 is in Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County; area codes 248 and 947; Eastern time. Lake Orion has 4 ZIP codes; the others are 48359, 48360 and 48361.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
14,966
Coordinates
42.7824, -83.2694
☼ Live from 48362 — Lake Orion, MI

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Where 48362 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48362
  • 🔢 Type 48362 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: ZgEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,362 = 2 × 24181. Its digits add up to 23, a total 2,533 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011101010
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48361 (Lake Orion, MI, 2 mi away) and 48363 (Oakland, MI, 5 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48362 becomes 26384 — and that is a real ZIP code: Linn, WV, 295 miles away.
  • 👥 49 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (23486, 23846, 24368, 24836, 26348, 26384, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83642 in Meridian, ID, 1,659 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 81% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 62%.
  • 🎯819 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48362 and you would come out at 42.78°S, 96.73°E — 1,285 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 20m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 02m.
  • 📏 At 10.1 square miles of land, 48362 is bigger than 27% of ZIP codes — room for about 7.7 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,966This ZIP14,966
Households6,030This ZIP6,030
Housing units6,399This ZIP6,399
Median age43.1This ZIP43.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$115,230This ZIP$115,230Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$346,900This ZIP$346,900Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,145This ZIP$1,145Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher47.1%This ZIP47.1%
Mean commute27.9 minThis ZIP27.9 min
Population density1,481.8 / sq miThis ZIP1,481.8 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments340This ZIP340
Employees3,416This ZIP3,416
Annual payroll$140,749,000This ZIP$140,749,000
Tax returns filed7,740This ZIP7,740
Total adjusted gross income$818,591,000This ZIP$818,591,000

Land area

Land area10.10 sq miThis ZIP10.10 sq mi
Water area1.54 sq miThis ZIP1.54 sq mi

Other place names in 48362

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ZIP codes near 48362

ZIPCityDistance
48361 Lake Orion, MI 1.5 mi
48360 Lake Orion, MI 2.5 mi
48359 Lake Orion, MI 4.3 mi
48371 Oxford, MI 4.5 mi
48363 Oakland, MI 5.5 mi
48370 Oxford, MI 5.6 mi
48366 Lakeville, MI 6.6 mi
48326 Auburn Hills, MI 6.6 mi
48348 Clarkston, MI 6.9 mi
48306 Rochester, MI 7.4 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48362?

48362 is in Lake Orion, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.7824, -83.2694.

What county is 48362 in?

48362 lies in Oakland County.

What area code is 48362?

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

What time zone is 48362 in?

48362 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48362?

About 14,966 people live in ZIP code 48362, in 6,030 households, at 1,481.8 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 48362?

$115,230 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48362?

The closest are 48361 (1.5 mi), 48360 (2.5 mi), 48359 (4.3 mi), 48371 (4.5 mi) and 48363 (5.5 mi).

Is 48362 a PO Box ZIP code?

48362 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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