| City: | Royal Oak, Michigan |
| County: | Oakland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:12:01 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 248 / 313 / 947 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.4894, -83.1449 |
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ZIP code 48068 serves as Royal Oak's PO Box facility in Oakland County, Michigan. The post office maintains 400 PO boxes while serving a small footprint of just 0.003 square miles in the downtown area. This isn't a residential zone—it's strictly for box holders who prefer centralized mail service.
The facility operates two city carrier routes covering W 2nd Street (104 records) along with Salderis Lane and Candy Cane Lane. Royal Oak residents use these boxes by choice, not necessity, since street delivery is available throughout the broader 48067 and 48073 ZIP codes. The post office also maintains boxes for internal operations including the Postmaster, Supply Clerk, and Supervisor Account Paper offices.
The street list is dominated by W 2nd Street, which handles nearly all delivery records. Candy Cane Lane stands out as an unusually whimsical name for a downtown postal zone, suggesting a small commercial or institutional area rather than traditional residential streets.
ZIP Code 48068 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 12 business establishments, employing about 175 people with an annual payroll of $7,368,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,999Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 12Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $2,157,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $7,368,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 175Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48068 is located in Oakland County, Michigan, within the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19820) and Michigan's 11st Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,296,250 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48068, and is subdivided into the Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI division. It covers 0 sq mi of land and a water area of 0 sq mi.
| CBSA Name: | Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MISource: Census |
| CBSA Number: | 19820Source: Census |
| CBSA Type: | MetroSource: Census |
| CBSA Division: | Warren-Troy-Farmington Hills, MI (CBSA Div 47664)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,296,250Source: Census |
| MSA: | Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 11Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 419.26 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Detroit, MI PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2670040Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Royal Oak city; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 48068 belongs to, but we will update this once new district data is released. There are no public schools nor private schools with a mailing address in this ZIP Code. Listing Nearby schools instead. It also has 6 colleges, universities or post secondary education institutions nearby which would be a short commute to.
Our sources include trusted federal and licensed data from the United States Postal Service, U.S. Census Bureau, U.S. Geological Survey, Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, and the National Center for Education Statistics, along with proprietary datasets created by ZIP-Codes.com. Data last updated on February 1, 2026.