Cities Within 50 Miles of Detroit, MI: ZIP Codes & Service Area
Within 50 miles of Detroit, MI there are 83 cities and towns that have a page on this site, and 136 places in total in our data. Around Detroit the count grows from 19 within 10 miles to 59 within 25 miles and 171 within 100 miles. The places inside the 25-mile circle use 166 ZIP codes. Use this page to define a service area, plan a delivery radius or understand the region around Detroit.
How many places are near Detroit?
| Within 10 miles | 19 |
|---|---|
| Within 25 miles | 59 |
| Within 50 miles | 83 |
| Within 100 miles | 171 |
| All places within 50 miles | 136 |
| Combined place estimates within 50 miles | 2,771,611 |
| ZIP codes within 25 miles | 166 |
Counts include only places with at least 5,000 residents in our data for the city numbers, and every listed community for the total. Combined place estimates add up dataset figures, so places that share ZIP code areas can overlap, and the sum can overstate the true population of the circle.
Which cities are within 50 miles of Detroit?
The 40 closest places are listed with their distance and direction from Detroit. The nearest is Highland Park, MI, 1.5 miles away. Distances are straight-line miles between place centers.
| Place | Distance | Direction | Population |
|---|---|---|---|
| Highland Park, MI | 1.5 mi | North | 10,775 |
| Hamtramck, MI | 2.5 mi | East | 21,599 |
| Hazel Park, MI | 5.4 mi | North | 16,347 |
| Ferndale, MI | 5.4 mi | North | 20,033 |
| Oak Park, MI | 7.0 mi | Northwest | 29,431 |
| Dearborn, MI | 7.5 mi | Southwest | 93,932 |
| Huntington Woods, MI | 7.6 mi | Northwest | 6,265 |
| River Rouge, MI | 7.7 mi | South | 7,419 |
| Center Line, MI | 7.7 mi | Northeast | 8,171 |
| Melvindale, MI | 8.1 mi | Southwest | 10,248 |
| Warren, MI | 8.5 mi | Northeast | 133,943 |
| Madison Heights, MI | 8.6 mi | North | 29,886 |
| Grosse Pointe Park, MI | 8.9 mi | East | 11,050 |
| Berkley, MI | 9.0 mi | Northwest | 15,366 |
| Royal Oak, MI | 9.0 mi | North | 59,277 |
| Ecorse, MI | 9.5 mi | South | 9,570 |
| Harper Woods, MI | 9.6 mi | Northeast | 13,746 |
| Grosse Pointe, MI | 9.7 mi | East | 5,154 |
| Eastpointe, MI | 9.8 mi | Northeast | 32,081 |
| Dearborn Heights, MI | 10.0 mi | Southwest | 55,353 |
| Allen Park, MI | 10.2 mi | Southwest | 26,940 |
| Southfield, MI | 10.3 mi | Northwest | 72,689 |
| Lincoln Park, MI | 10.5 mi | Southwest | 36,321 |
| Grosse Pointe Farms, MI | 10.5 mi | East | 9,114 |
| Clawson, MI | 10.9 mi | North | 11,845 |
| Grosse Pointe Woods, MI | 11.0 mi | East | 15,332 |
| Beverly Hills, MI | 11.9 mi | Northwest | 10,352 |
| Roseville, MI | 12.0 mi | Northeast | 47,018 |
| Wyandotte, MI | 12.2 mi | South | 24,859 |
| Inkster, MI | 12.5 mi | Southwest | 24,284 |
| Birmingham, MI | 12.6 mi | Northwest | 21,389 |
| Garden City, MI | 12.9 mi | West | 26,408 |
| St. Clair Shores, MI | 12.9 mi | Northeast | 58,984 |
| Fraser, MI | 13.3 mi | Northeast | 14,480 |
| Southgate, MI | 13.4 mi | Southwest | 28,959 |
| Taylor, MI | 13.8 mi | Southwest | 60,922 |
| Livonia, MI | 13.9 mi | West | 93,665 |
| Troy, MI | 13.9 mi | North | 84,092 |
| Sterling Heights, MI | 14.1 mi | North | 132,438 |
| Westland, MI | 14.9 mi | West | 81,511 |
What is the biggest place near Detroit?
The largest place inside the 50-mile circle is Ann Arbor, MI with an estimated 322,267 people, and the densest is Hamtramck, MI at about 10,308 per square mile. The state capital, Lansing, MI, is 78 miles from Detroit. Smaller communities inside the circle often depend on the larger centers for work, healthcare and shopping, so the circle gives a rough picture of the region that Detroit anchors.
Which states and time zones does a 50-mile circle around Detroit reach?
The circle touches 1 state: Michigan (136 places). All places in the circle share one time zone, Eastern time. A service area that crosses a state line may also change tax rules, licensing and permit requirements, which are decided locally.
Which ZIP codes are within 25 miles of Detroit?
The places inside a 25-mile circle use 166 ZIP codes in our data: 48007, 48009, 48012, 48015, 48017, 48021, 48025, 48026, 48030, 48033, 48034, 48037, 48043, 48046, 48066, 48067, 48068, 48069, 48070, 48071, 48072, 48073, 48075, 48076, 48080, 48081, 48082, 48083, 48084, 48085, 48086, 48088, 48089, 48090, 48091, 48092, 48093, 48098, 48099, 48101, 48111, 48112, 48120, 48121, 48122, 48123, 48124, 48125, 48126, 48127, 48128, 48134, 48135, 48136, 48141, 48146, 48150, 48151, 48152, 48153 and 106 more. ZIP codes are delivery areas, not circles, so a code can reach slightly beyond the radius. See how ZIP codes work before you build a mailing or delivery list from them.
How can you use a radius around Detroit?
- Define a service area for a business, and list the towns inside it.
- Estimate a commute or delivery range, remembering that road distance is 10 to 30 percent longer.
- Find nearby cities to compare for housing, work or schools.
- Check whether a job or customer is inside or outside your coverage.
For any other radius or starting city, use the radius search tool, which lets you pick 5 to 200 miles and download the list. The page for Detroit has its ZIP codes, county and distances to major hubs.
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Counts and populations are dataset estimates and straight-line distances, not driving distances.