Dexter Township is a township in Washtenaw County, Michigan, home to about 6,634 people across 30 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48118, 48130, 48137 and 48169.
Homes sold for a median of $232 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Chelsea; part is in Dexter Township
Mostly Dexter City; part is in Dexter Township
Mostly Unadilla; part is in Dexter Township
Mostly Hamburg; part is in Dexter Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dexter Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)32 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI43 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL195 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dexter Township; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Dexter Township had 6,696 residents in the 2020 census, up 28% since 2000.
It’s the 286th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Washtenaw County grew from 47,761 residents in 1900 to 372,258 in 2020.
Washtenaw County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 34.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 33 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chelsea, MI weather station (5 miles away).
158,858 jobs at 8,322 businesses in Washtenaw County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
602 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Dexter Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 97 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 80 |
| Dentists | 43 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 76 |
| Mental health providers | 152 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 126 |
| Optometrists | 9 |
| Chiropractors | 19 |
| Pharmacies | 18 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 3.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Dexter Community School District, Pinckney Community Schools, Chelsea School District and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| BatesDexter | Pre-K–12 | — | Alternative Education | 4.5 mi |
| Country Elementary SchoolPinckney | Pre-K–2 | 192 | Public | 6.6 mi |
| Dexter Early Elementary ComplexDexter | Pre-K–2 | 734 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Farley Hill Elementary SchoolPinckney | Pre-K–2 | 233 | Public | 7.5 mi |
| North Creek Elementary SchoolChelsea | Pre-K–2 | 485 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| Light of the World AcademyPinckney | K–8 | 222 | Charter | 5.7 mi |
| Navigator Upper Elementary SchoolPinckney | 3–5 | 491 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| South Meadows Elementary SchoolChelsea | 3–5 | 476 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Wylie Elementary SchoolDexter | 3–4 | 486 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Creekside Intermediate SchoolDexter | 5–6 | 479 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Beach Middle SchoolChelsea | 6–8 | 525 | Public | 5.2 mi |
| Pathfinder SchoolPinckney | 6–8 | 473 | Public | 6.1 mi |
| Mill Creek Middle SchoolDexter | 7–8 | 525 | Public | 4.7 mi |
| Chelsea High SchoolChelsea | 9–12 | 750 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Dexter Alternative SchoolDexter | 9–12 | 13 | Alternative Education | 4.5 mi |
| Dexter High SchoolDexter | 9–12 | 1,053 | Public | 4.6 mi |
| Pinckney Community High SchoolPinckney | 9–12 | 619 | Public | 5.1 mi |
| The LINK A Pathway to SuccessPinckney | 9–12 | 15 | Alternative Education | 6.1 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary Catholic SchoolPinckney | Pre-K–8 | 136 | Roman Catholic | 4.8 mi |
| Ann Arbor Orthodox Classical AcademyDexter | 1 | 1 | Other religious | 5.7 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hamburg, Putnam, Chelsea, Dexter City, Scio, Webster, Sylvan Township (Washtenaw County), Unadilla, Lima, Lyndon, Iosco and Freedom.
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