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ZIP code 48221 — Detroit
ZIP code 48221 serves Detroit, Michigan.
- Postal code
- 48221Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Detroit
- County
- Wayne FIPS 26163
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.4260, -83.1500 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 41,750 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 8,040 / sq mi
- Land area
- 5.2 sq mi (13.5 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Median household income
- $55,583
- Per-capita income
- $30,257
- Median age
- 38.3
- Households
- 15,472
- Housing units
- 17,452
- Median home value
- $138,700
- Median gross rent
- $1,174 / month
- Congressional districts
- MI-13 (also MI-12) (119th Congress)
- USDA hardiness zone
- 6b (-5 to 0 °F)Planting / growing zone from the 2023 USDA Plant Hardiness Zone Map: average annual extreme minimum temperature, 1991–2020.
- Time zone
- America/Detroit (UTC−5 / UTC−4 DST)
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Map of ZIP code 48221
Climate — monthly normals
Warmest month Jul (avg high 84°F), coldest Jan (avg low 19°F).
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Avg high °F | 33 | 36 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 79 | 84 | 82 | 75 | 63 | 49 | 37 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 20 | 27 | 37 | 48 | 59 | 63 | 62 | 55 | 43 | 33 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.1 | 2.1 | 2.5 | 3.2 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.4 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 2.8 | 2.6 | 2.4 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DEARBORN #2 (5.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 48221
- 17 schools
- 2 colleges & universities
- 2 hospitals & clinics
- 2 pharmacies
- 4 supermarkets
- 23 restaurants & cafés
- 1 bars & pubs
- 10 parks
- 11 playgrounds
- 1 gyms & sports centres
- 2 libraries
- 49 places of worship
- 5 banks
- 12 gas stations
- 1 EV charging stations
- 2 police & fire stations
Places mapped inside this ZIP’s ZCTA area in OpenStreetMap. OSM is community-maintained: counts reflect what has been mapped, and completeness varies by area — treat them as at-least figures. © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) · Methodology
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US ZIP codes have five digits. They are postal routing areas, not administrative boundaries: a ZIP can span more than one city or county, and the city shown is the primary USPS name for that code.
GeoNames · U.S. Census Bureau (ACS) · U.S. Census Bureau · NOAA NCEI · usda-phzm. Data generated on 2026-08-21. Methodology · Report an error on this page