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Monroe, MI ZIP Codes

2 ZIP codes use the postal name Monroe, Michigan (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026), all residential. Median household income runs from $67,414 in 48161 to $67,876 in 48162 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Monroe's most populous ZIP code is 48162, with 28,156 people (ACS 2020-2024); 10% of its land is in the city of Monroe.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • GeoNames2026

Where are Monroe's ZIP codes?

48161: $67k median household income48162: $68k median household income481624816148161: $67k median household income48162: $68k median household income481624816148161: $67k median household income48162: $68k median household income4816248161
The 2 residential ZIP codes named Monroe, 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 Monroe's ZIP codes?

The highest median household income is in 48162 ($67,876), the lowest in 48161 ($67,414). Home values run from $176,200 in 48161 to $200,200 in 48162.

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

All 2 residential ZIP codes of Monroe

Residential ZIP codes with the postal name Monroe, MI, largest first (ACS 2020-2024); sort by any column
County
48162 Monroe County 28,156 490 $68k $200k
48161 Monroe County 26,304 587 $67k $176k

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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).

Which counties do Monroe's ZIP codes reach?

Monroe's residential ZIP codes lie in Monroe County.

Which places do Monroe's ZIP codes cover?

A postal name is not a city limit. By the Census Bureau's places, Monroe's residential ZIP codes cover Monroe itself and 4 other places, each listed with the ZIP codes that have at least 5% of their land in it or hold most of the place:

  • Detroit Beach census-designated 48162
  • South Monroe census-designated 48161
  • West Monroe census-designated 48161
  • Woodland Beach census-designated 48162

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

Which first three digits do Monroe'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 Monroe starts with 481.

Three-digit prefixes of Monroe'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 Monroe's
PrefixSectional centerHereAll codes
481 Detroit, MI (SCF 481) 2 82

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