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ZIP code 48242 — Detroit
ZIP code 48242 serves Detroit, Michigan.
- Postal code
- 48242Single source Value from one source, not cross-checked.
- City
- Detroit
- County
- Wayne FIPS 26163
- State
- Michigan
- Country
- United States
- Coordinates
- 42.2166, -83.3532 — precision precise (locality)
View on OpenStreetMap - Population
- 0 (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Population density
- 0 / sq mi
- Land area
- 7.2 sq mi (18.7 km²) (ZCTA, ACS 5-year)
- Households
- 0
- Housing units
- 0
- Congressional district
- MI-13 (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 48242
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 | 32 | 35 | 46 | 59 | 70 | 80 | 84 | 81 | 74 | 62 | 49 | 37 |
| Avg low °F | 19 | 21 | 29 | 39 | 50 | 60 | 64 | 63 | 56 | 44 | 34 | 25 |
| Precip in | 2.2 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 3.7 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 3.2 | 2.5 | 2.6 | 2.3 |
NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals from the nearest station: DETROIT METRO AP (1.6 mi) · NOAA NCEI
Places in ZIP 48242
- 49 restaurants & cafés
- 7 bars & pubs
- 1 playgrounds
- 1 post offices
- 1 places of worship
- 1 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