No residents: businesses and institutions · Michigan
ZIP Code 48242: Detroit, MI
ZIP code 48242 uses the postal name Detroit, Michigan and lies entirely in Wayne County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). The Census Bureau counts no residents in its delivery area: it serves businesses or institutions. Most of its land (100%) lies in the city of Romulus. 113 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 25 more than in 2018; the most are in transportation and warehousing (ZIP Code Business Patterns).
- ACS2020-24
- Census2020
- ZBP2023
- Town
- Detroit · 28 residential ZIPs
- County
- Wayne County
- Census places
- Romulus
- Metro area
- Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI
- House district
- MI-13 119th Congress
- State
- Michigan
- Time zone
- Eastern
- Land area
- 7.2 sq mi · no residents
- PO Box ZIPs
- 18 more ZIP codes use the name Detroit for PO boxes or single organizations
Where is ZIP code 48242?
48242 centers on 42.214°, -83.356° and covers 7.2 square miles of land plus 0.1 of water. It borders 1 ZIP code: 48174.
The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 48242, open its center on OpenStreetMap.
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).
What businesses are in 48242?
- Transportation and warehousing35
- Accommodation and food services28
- Real estate and rental and leasing16
- Retail trade14
- Administrative and support and waste management and remediation services6
- Other services (except public administration)5
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).
Which ZIP codes are next to 48242?
| ZIP | Town | People | Household income | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48174 | Romulus | 32,211 | $67k | 2.4 mi |
| 48180 | Taylor | 62,081 | $61k | 4.6 mi (near) |
| 48184 | Wayne | 17,348 | $59k | 4.7 mi (near) |
| 48186 | Westland | 35,103 | $65k | 5.6 mi (near) |
| 48141 | Inkster | 25,428 | $39k | 5.9 mi (near) |
| 48164 | New Boston | 9,576 | $108k | 6.0 mi (near) |
| 48125 | Dearborn Heights | 22,125 | $60k | 6.4 mi (near) |
| 48111 | Belleville | 44,709 | $77k | 7.1 mi (near) |
Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.