| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Names to Avoid: | General Motors |
| County: | Wayne County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:13:59 PM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 248 / 313 / 586 / 734 / 947 |
| Classification: | Unique [Company/Government] |
| Coordinates: | 42.3317, -83.0456 |
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General Motors, the American automotive giant founded in 1908, operates under dedicated ZIP code 48265 for correspondence through its Detroit headquarters in Wayne County, Michigan. Located in the Downtown neighborhood, this unique postal designation has served GM's substantial mail operations for over two decades. The company has called Detroit home since 1911, cementing its identity as a cornerstone of the Motor City's automotive legacy.
Census County Business Patterns data shows 13 establishments and approximately 4,500 employees connected to this ZIP code. The 13 routing codes reflect GM's centralized corporate mail handling rather than distributed campus delivery. GM's current headquarters at the Renaissance Center, purchased in 1996, houses corporate functions that generate significant correspondence volume including investor relations, legal affairs, and supplier communications. Detroit is the valid mailing city for this designation.
| Establishments: | 13 |
| Employment: | 4,503 |
ZIP Code 48265 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 13 business establishments, employing about 4,578 people with an annual payroll of $539,129,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 0Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 13Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $273,029,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $539,129,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 4,578Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48265 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 4,296,250 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48265, 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: | 4,296,250Source: 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 48265 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.