ZIP Code 48042 · Macomb County · Michigan
Central Macomb Township
A neighborhood-level guide to the 48042 zip code: housing stock, price expectations, and what daily life is actually like here — from a licensed Michigan agent who works this area every week.
Central Macomb Township's 48042 surrounds the Hall Road commercial spine, where the township's retail and dining concentrate. Residential growth has been continuous for two decades, producing a deep inventory of 2000s colonials with open floor plans and finished basements.
The Macomb Orchard Trail gives the zip a recreation anchor, and families keep moving in for the Chippewa Valley and Utica district school options.
Based on the Macomb Township city-wide median of $290k and this ZIP's housing profile, homes in 48042 typically list and close around a $290k median, with most transactions landing between $255k and $325k. Condos and smaller ranches trade below that band; updated four-bedroom colonials and anything on a larger or water-adjacent lot trade above it.
Estimates are derived from city-wide medians and ZIP-level housing characteristics. For live Realcomp MLS comps in 48042 — free, no obligation — call (313) 288-8905.
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