Palmyra is a township in Lenawee County, Michigan, home to about 2,299 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49268, and parts of 49221, 49228 and 49248 are in Palmyra too.
Homes sold for a median of $176 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Palmyra; also Blissfield and Raisin
Mostly Adrian City; part is in Palmyra
Mostly Blissfield; part is in Palmyra
Mostly Fairfield Township (Lenawee County); part is in Palmyra
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Palmyra. 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)39 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Eugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport (TOL)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL192 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Palmyra; 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.
Palmyra had 2,031 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 748th 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 85°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 36.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 26 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Adrian 2 Nne, MI weather station (4 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 Palmyra.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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.
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
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 Adrian City, Madison, Adrian Township, Raisin, Blissfield, Rome, Fairfield Township (Lenawee County), Ogden, Riga and Deerfield Township (Lenawee County).
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.