Sumpter is a township in Wayne County, Michigan, home to about 10,446 people across 37 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48111 and 48164.
Homes sold for a median of $186 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Van Buren; part is in Sumpter
Mostly Huron; part is in Sumpter
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sumpter. 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)6 miles away |
|---|---|
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL218 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sumpter; 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.
Sumpter had 9,660 residents in the 2020 census, down 19% since 2000.
It’s the 189th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Wayne County grew from 348,793 residents in 1900 to 1,793,561 in 2020.
Wayne County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 86°F in summer, and winter lows average 20°F. About 30.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Detroit Willow Run Ap, MI weather station (5 miles away).
665,558 jobs at 33,699 businesses in Wayne County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
164 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sumpter’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 22 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
| Dentists | 17 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 28 |
| Mental health providers | 56 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 19 |
| Optometrists | 12 |
| Chiropractors | 9 |
| Pharmacies | 21 |
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 (19 nearby)
Grocery stores (3 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
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.
Public schools here are run by Huron School District, Van Buren Public Schools, Keystone Academy. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alice I Ferguson Early Childhood CenterNew Boston | Pre-K–K | 180 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| Early Childhood Center of VBPSBelleville | Pre-K | — | Special Education | 1.8 mi |
| Savage Road Elementary SchoolBelleville | Pre-K–4 | 342 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Edgemont Elementary SchoolBelleville | K–5 | 358 | Public | 1.5 mi |
| Keystone AcademyBelleville | K–8 | 721 | Charter | 2.4 mi |
| Tyler Road Elementary SchoolBelleville | K–4 | 388 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Brown Elementary SchoolNew Boston | 1–5 | 434 | Public | 8.5 mi |
| William D Miller Elem SchoolNew Boston | 1–5 | 489 | Public | 3.1 mi |
| Owen Intermediate SchoolBelleville | 4–6 | 575 | Public | 1.2 mi |
| Carl T Renton Jr High SchoolNew Boston | 6–8 | 566 | Public | 7.4 mi |
| McBride Middle SchoolBelleville | 6–9 | 561 | Public | 3.4 mi |
| Belleville High SchoolBelleville | 7–12 | 1,669 | Public | 1.9 mi |
| Huron High SchoolNew Boston | 9–12 | 820 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bethany Daycare Center & KindergartenBelleville | Pre-K–K | 40 | Christian (no specific denomination) | 1.5 mi |
| St John's Lutheran SchoolNew Boston | Pre-K–8 | 115 | Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod | 7.2 mi |
| St Stephen Elementary SchoolNew Boston | K–8 | 104 | Roman Catholic | 3.3 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 Van Buren, Huron and Belleville.
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.