| City: | Lake Orion, Michigan |
| County: | Oakland County |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 9:15:06 AM |
| Population: | No Population Data |
| Area Codes: | 248 / 947 |
| Classification: | PO Box |
| Coordinates: | 42.7845, -83.2397 |
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ZIP code 48361 covers the Lake Orion post office in Oakland County, Michigan. It isn't a standalone community but rather a postal facility ZIP nested within 48362, which handles residential delivery for the Lake Orion area. The post office maintains 136 PO Boxes for residents and businesses who prefer or need a box address.
This ZIP has zero population because it's a point location representing the post office building itself, not a residential territory. The facility sits on N Axford Street in the heart of Lake Orion's downtown area. With 184 business delivery points and 8 business establishments on record, the post office serves as a commercial hub alongside its PO Box operations.
Lake Orion is part of the Detroit metro area. The village downtown sits just 0.1 miles away. Nearby communities include Oxford (1.9 miles), Rochester (4.0 miles), and Auburn Hills (5.7 miles). Street delivery in the area runs through two city carrier routes, meaning residents can receive mail at home through ZIP 48362 or use a PO Box through 48361.
For mailing purposes, Lake Orion is the accepted city name. This isn't a PO Box Only Zone, so residents have delivery options. Those who want the convenience of a PO Box can rent one at the Lake Orion post office, while others receive mail at their street address through the sibling ZIP code.
The only street address is N Axford Street, which is the post office's physical location in downtown Lake Orion.
ZIP Code 48361 supports both business and residential activity. According to the Business Census (2024), there are 10 business establishments, employing about 113 people with an annual payroll of $8,215,000.
| # Residential Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| # Business Mailboxes: | 0Source: USPS |
| Total Delivery Receptacles: | 1,376Source: USPS |
| Single Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| Multi Family Delivery Units: | 0Source: USPS |
| # of Businesses: | 10Source: CBP |
| 1st Quarter Payroll: | $1,822,000Source: CBP |
| Annual Payroll: | $8,215,000Source: CBP |
| # of Employees: | 113Source: CBP |
ZIP Code 48361 is located in Oakland County, Michigan, within the Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI Metropolitan Statistical Area (CBSA 19820) and Michigan's 9th Congressional District. This Metro area has a population of 4,367,620 people, about 0.00% of whom live in ZIP Code 48361, 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: | 4,367,620Source: Census |
| MSA: | Detroit-Ann Arbor-Flint, MI CMSASource: Census |
| Land Area: | --Source: Census |
| Water Area: | --Source: Census |
| Congressional District: | 09Source: USPS |
| Congressional Land Area: | 183.59 sq miSource: Census |
| PMSA: | Detroit, MI PMSASource: Census |
| Intro Date: | < 2004-10Source: ZIP-Codes.com |
| Place FIPS Code: | 2644940Source: Census |
| Place Name: | Lake Orion village; MichiganSource: Census |
We could not locate which school district 48361 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.