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48381

ZIP 48381 is in Milford, Michigan, in Oakland County; Eastern time. Milford has 2 ZIP codes; the other is 48380.

Type
Standard
Time zone
America/Detroit
County
Oakland
Population
14,094
Coordinates
42.5584, -83.5918
☼ Live from 48381 — Milford, MI

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Where 48381 is

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★ Weird and wonderful facts about 48381
  • 🔢 Type 48381 into a pocket calculator and turn it upside down: IBEBh — not quite a word, sorry.
  • ➕ As a number, 48,381 = 3 × 16127. Its digits add up to 24, a total 2,425 other ZIP codes share.
  • 💾In binary, the way a computer stores it: 1011110011111101
  • 🏠 Its numerical neighbours: 48380 (Milford, MI, 4 mi away) and 48382 (Commerce Township, MI, 4 mi away).
  • 🔄 Backwards, 48381 becomes 18384, which is not a ZIP code at all.
  • 👥 26 other ZIP codes are made of exactly the same digits (13488, 13848, 14838, 14883, 18348, 18438, …). The farthest-flung twin is 83841 in Laclede, ID, 1,643 miles away.
  • 🧭 Farther north than 80% of all ZIP codes, and farther east than 61%.
  • 🎯801 miles east of the geographic center of the Lower 48, near Lebanon, Kansas.
  • 🌏 Dig straight through the Earth from 48381 and you would come out at 42.56°S, 96.41°E — 1,292 miles from Perth, Australia, the nearest big city to that spot.
  • ☀Longest day of the year: 15h 18m of daylight. Shortest: 9h 03m.
  • 📏 At 19.5 square miles of land, 48381 is bigger than 37% of ZIP codes — room for about 15 Central Parks.
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People and housing

Population14,094This ZIP14,094
Households5,433This ZIP5,433
Housing units5,578This ZIP5,578
Median age40.3This ZIP40.3Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$105,213This ZIP$105,213Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$405,200This ZIP$405,200Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$1,466This ZIP$1,466Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher45.0%This ZIP45.0%
Mean commute29.3 minThis ZIP29.3 min
Population density722.7 / sq miThis ZIP722.7 / sq mi

Business and tax activity

Business establishments456This ZIP456
Employees5,166This ZIP5,166
Annual payroll$283,687,000This ZIP$283,687,000
Tax returns filed7,180This ZIP7,180
Total adjusted gross income$791,352,000This ZIP$791,352,000

Land area

Land area19.50 sq miThis ZIP19.50 sq mi
Water area0.55 sq miThis ZIP0.55 sq mi

Other place names in 48381

Census places whose land this ZIP code overlaps. The Postal Service may accept other city names in an address, too.

ZIP codes near 48381

ZIPCityDistance
48393 Wixom, MI 3.5 mi
48380 Milford, MI 4.2 mi
48165 New Hudson, MI 4.4 mi
48382 Commerce Township, MI 4.4 mi
48391 Walled Lake, MI 5.8 mi
48390 Walled Lake, MI 6.0 mi
48356 Highland, MI 6.6 mi
48374 Novi, MI 6.9 mi
48377 Novi, MI 7.0 mi
48357 Highland, MI 7.5 mi

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Questions about this ZIP code

Where is ZIP code 48381?

48381 is in Milford, Michigan, in Oakland County, part of the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI metropolitan area. Its published point location is 42.5584, -83.5918.

What county is 48381 in?

48381 lies in Oakland County.

What time zone is 48381 in?

48381 uses America/Detroit.

How many people live in 48381?

About 14,094 people live in ZIP code 48381, in 5,433 households, at 722.7 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 48381?

$105,213 a year, against $72,875 across Michigan.

What ZIP codes are near 48381?

The closest are 48393 (3.5 mi), 48380 (4.2 mi), 48165 (4.4 mi), 48382 (4.4 mi) and 48391 (5.8 mi).

Is 48381 a PO Box ZIP code?

48381 is a standard ZIP code. A normal ZIP code with street delivery.

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