Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 17 min5:55 am – 9:12 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 5 min7:57 am – 5:02 pm
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ClimateWarmest month July: highs 84°F, lows 63°FColdest month January: highs 33°F, lows 19°F35 in of rain a yearwettest month May31 in of snow a year, on about 21 days17 days above 90°F, 125 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Dearborn #2 station, 6 mi away; snow from Dearborn
Parks and public landsTricentennial State Park And Harborstate park · 1.9 miWest Riverfront Parkpark · within reachRiversidepark · under a mileMichigan State Fairgroundsstate recreation area · 8.4 mi · 187 acresSassafras Trails Nature Centerstate recreation area · 15.9 mi · 78 acresDetroit River International Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 20.4 mi · 2,724 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes6 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19700 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 3.4 on 20 Apr 201814 mi away, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.0 on 26 Apr 202620 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively HighWayne County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Very HighStrong wind Very HighTornado Very HighRiver flooding Very HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality36% of days had good air in 2025132 of 365 days measured222 moderate, 8 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 3 unhealthy daysMedian index 54, worst day 156main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Wayne County monitors, MI
Drinking waterCity of Detroitserves 633,218 people from surface water purchasedNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation582 ft177 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHutzel Women's Hospital2.0 miPost officeDetroit Post Officeunder a mileTown hallColeman Young Municipal Center1.0 miPoliceDetroit Police Department - 1st Precinct1.0 miFire stationDetroit Fire Department Headquartersunder a mileSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi17 schools5 elementary, 1 middle, 6 high, 5 otherHighDetroit Public Safety Academyunder a mileSchoolMost Holy Trinity Schoolunder a mileHighCass Technical High School1.1 miCollegeEcumenical Theological Seminary1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW17 miInterstateI-75under a mileUS highwayUS 121.0 miAmtrakDetroit, MI DET3.1 miLight railWater Square ElevatorDetroit People Moverunder a mileCoachDetroit Bus StationFlixBusunder a mileTransit197 stops within a mileDetroit Department of Transportation (DDOT), Detroit People MoverSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 48232 ZIP area.
