| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| County: | Wayne County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:14:02 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 248 / 313 / 586 / 734 / 947 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.3317, -83.0456 |
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This ZIP doesn't have independent geographic boundaries. Instead, it operates within the larger 48216 ZIP code area, positioned between Detroit's Downtown and West Side Industrial neighborhoods. The carrier route serves the Fort Street corridor, providing both street delivery and PO Box options for businesses that need dedicated mailing addresses in this part of the city.
The single street, W Fort St, is a historic Detroit corridor that has served as a major east-west thoroughfare since the city's early days, connecting downtown to the western neighborhoods and industrial areas.
ZIP Code 48231 is designated for PO Box delivery only; business establishment and employment data are not available.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 99Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48231 is located in Wayne County, Michigan, within the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19820) and Michigan's 13rd Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,367,620 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48231, and is subdivided into the Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, 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: | Detroit-Dearborn-Livonia, MI (CBSA Div 19804)Source: Census |
| CBSA Population: | 4,367,620Source: Census |
| MSA: | Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 13Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 184.85 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Detroit, MI PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2622000Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Detroit city; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 48231 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 January 1, 2026.