| City: | Detroit, Michigan |
| Names to Avoid: | Remittance Contest |
| County: | Wayne County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 10:14:03 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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ZIP code 48272, assigned to an entity known as Remittance Contest, serves as a unique postal designation in Wayne County, Michigan. The unusual name suggests this ZIP was established to handle payment remittances or promotional sweepstakes correspondence for an unidentified high-volume mailer. Located in Detroit's Downtown neighborhood, this designation was introduced in June 2010 according to postal records.
The USPS classifies this as an unacceptable mailing city name, meaning Detroit should be used for addressing correspondence. Eight routing codes serve this single-purpose designation, indicating a focused mail processing operation rather than distributed delivery. The absence of Census demographic data reflects the commercial-only nature of this ZIP code. Detroit is the valid mailing city for this designation.
ZIP Code 48272 is assigned to a single organization or institution. Detailed business demographics are not published for unique ZIP Codes.
| # 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: | 0Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $0Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 0Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48272 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 48272, 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 48272 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.