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Detroit, MI ZIP Codes

46 ZIP codes use the postal name Detroit, Michigan (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026): 28 residential and 18 for PO boxes or a single organization. Median household income runs from $24,749 in 48201 to $64,860 in 48226, 2.6 times as much (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Detroit's most populous ZIP code is 48228, with 50,117 people (ACS 2020-2024); 100% of its land is in the city of Detroit.

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  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Detroit's ZIP codes?

48201: $25k median household income48202: $44k median household income48204: $35k median household income48205: $39k median household income48206: $45k median household income48207: $48k median household income48208: $36k median household income48209: $43k median household income48210: $38k median household income48211: $36k median household income48213: $34k median household income48214: $34k median household income48215: $34k median household income48216: $44k median household income48217: $44k median household income48219: $44k median household income48221: $58k median household income48223: $45k median household income48224: $45k median household income48226: $65k median household income48227: $37k median household income48228: $31k median household income48233: – median household income48234: $35k median household income48235: $39k median household income48238: $33k median household income48242: – median household income48243: – median household income482074822848234482094821348205482424821448219482114822448227482104821548202482354822348238482044822148206482084821748216482014822648201: $25k median household income48202: $44k median household income48204: $35k median household income48205: $39k median household income48206: $45k median household income48207: $48k median household income48208: $36k median household income48209: $43k median household income48210: $38k median household income48211: $36k median household income48213: $34k median household income48214: $34k median household income48215: $34k median household income48216: $44k median household income48217: $44k median household income48219: $44k median household income48221: $58k median household income48223: $45k median household income48224: $45k median household income48226: $65k median household income48227: $37k median household income48228: $31k median household income48233: – median household income48234: $35k median household income48235: $39k median household income48238: $33k median household income48242: – median household income48243: – median household income48207482284823448209482134820548242482144821948211482244822748210482154823548223482384820448221482084821648201: $25k median household income48202: $44k median household income48204: $35k median household income48205: $39k median household income48206: $45k median household income48207: $48k median household income48208: $36k median household income48209: $43k median household income48210: $38k median household income48211: $36k median household income48213: $34k median household income48214: $34k median household income48215: $34k median household income48216: $44k median household income48217: $44k median household income48219: $44k median household income48221: $58k median household income48223: $45k median household income48224: $45k median household income48226: $65k median household income48227: $37k median household income48228: $31k median household income48233: – median household income48234: $35k median household income48235: $39k median household income48238: $33k median household income48242: – median household income48243: – median household income482074822848234482094821348205482424821448219482104822348238
The 28 residential ZIP codes named Detroit, shaded by median household income in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024). Select a ZIP to open it. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).

How different are Detroit's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 48226 ($64,860), the lowest in 48201 ($24,749). Home values run from $56,200 in 48213 to $412,600 in 48201.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013, B25077, B01003).

All 28 residential ZIP codes of Detroit

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Detroit, MI, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
48228 Wayne County 50,117 5,627 $31k $60k
48219 Wayne County 47,208 5,599 $44k $99k
48235 Wayne County 45,600 7,302 $39k $90k
48221 Wayne County 41,392 7,968 $58k $155k
48227 Wayne County 40,302 5,371 $37k $75k
48224 Wayne County 39,668 6,876 $45k $89k
48205 Wayne County 34,187 5,382 $39k $65k
48234 Wayne County 32,760 4,191 $35k $61k
48209 Wayne County 27,184 3,994 $43k $89k
48210 Wayne County 26,722 5,407 $38k $68k
48238 Wayne County 24,731 4,580 $33k $65k
48223 Wayne County 22,622 3,739 $45k $100k
48207 Wayne County 20,848 3,310 $48k $212k
48204 Wayne County 20,696 4,118 $35k $59k
48213 Wayne County 20,075 3,077 $34k $56k
48214 Wayne County 18,595 3,681 $34k $147k
48202 Wayne County 15,780 4,708 $44k $187k
48206 Wayne County 15,227 4,921 $45k $116k
48201 Wayne County 15,091 7,964 $25k $413k
48215 Wayne County 10,322 2,614 $34k $111k
48208 Wayne County 8,037 2,505 $36k $176k
48226 Wayne County 6,831 5,618 $65k $325k
48217 Wayne County 6,564 2,844 $44k $66k
48216 Wayne County 5,865 2,586 $44k $243k
48211 Wayne County 5,419 1,277 $36k $79k
48233 Wayne County 63 1,853 – –
48242 Wayne County no residents 0 – –
48243 Wayne County no residents 0 – –

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; 2023 Gazetteer land areas (2020 ZCTAs); town names from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0) and GeoNames (CC BY 4.0).

PO Box and single-organization ZIP codes in Detroit

18 ZIP codes named Detroit have no residential delivery area: post office boxes, or one organization (a large employer, an agency, a university) with its own code. The Census Bureau publishes no figures for them.

Detroit, MI: ZIP codes without a residential area, for PO boxes or one organization (GeoNames postal codes; USPS does not publish openly which is which)
ZIPCounty
48222Wayne County
48231Wayne County
48232Wayne County
48244Wayne County
48255Wayne County
48260Wayne County
48264Wayne County
48265Wayne County
48266Wayne County
48267Wayne County
48268Wayne County
48269Wayne County
48272Wayne County
48275Wayne County
48277Wayne County
48278Wayne County
48279Wayne County
48288Wayne County

Source: GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0); a ZIP code with no Census ZCTA has no residential delivery area.

Which counties do Detroit's ZIP codes reach?

Detroit's residential ZIP codes lie in Wayne County.

Which places do Detroit's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Detroit's residential ZIP codes cover Detroit itself and 2 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA-to-place relationship file (shares of land).

Which first three digits do Detroit's ZIP codes use?

The first three digits of a ZIP code name the sectional center, the mail processing plant that sorts it. Every ZIP code of Detroit starts with 482.

Three-digit prefixes of Detroit's ZIP codes, the sectional center for each (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) and how many of the prefix's codes are Detroit's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
482 Detroit, MI (SCF 481) 46 57

Source: U.S. Postal Service, labeling list L005 (3-digit ZIP Code prefix groups, SCF sortation), effective October 1, 2026.