Franklin Township (Lenawee County) is a township in Lenawee County, Michigan, home to about 3,044 people across 38 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49287, and parts of 49236, 49265 and 49286 are in Franklin Township (Lenawee County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Franklin Township (Lenawee County); also Adrian Township and Manchester
Mostly Clinton Township (Lenawee County); part is in Franklin Township (Lenawee County)
Mostly Cambridge; part is in Franklin Township (Lenawee County)
Mostly Tecumseh City; part is in Franklin Township (Lenawee County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Franklin Township (Lenawee County). 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)38 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH35 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL187 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Franklin Township (Lenawee County); 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.
Franklin Township (Lenawee County) had 3,063 residents in the 2020 census, up 4% since 2000.
It’s the 578th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Lenawee County grew from 48,406 residents in 1900 to 99,423 in 2020.
Lenawee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 35.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Tipton 2wnw, MI weather station (3 miles away).
23,238 jobs at 1,808 businesses in Lenawee County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Franklin Township (Lenawee County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 4 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Tecumseh City, Cambridge, Clinton Township (Lenawee County), Raisin, Tecumseh Township, Bridgewater, Macon, Adrian Township, Rome, Manchester and Saline Township.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.