Ferndale, Michigan

Ferndale, Michigan
City
City of Ferndale
Top-to-bottom: Downtown Ferndale looking south toward Detroit, Ferndale City Hall
Location within Oakland County
Ferndale Location within the State of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°27′38″N 83°08′05″W / 42.46056°N 83.13472°W / 42.46056; -83.13472
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Incorporated	1918 (village) 7 March 1927 (city)
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Raylon Leaks-May
• Manager	Colleen O'Toole
Area [1]
• City	3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
• Land	3.88 sq mi (10.04 km2)
• Water	0.00 sq mi (0.00 km2)
Elevation	646 ft (197 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	19,190
• Density	4,949.70/sq mi (1,911.03/km2)
• Metro	4,392,041 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48220
Area code(s)	248
FIPS code	26-27880[2]
GNIS feature ID	0625911[3]
Website	Official website

Ferndale is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit on the Woodward Corridor, Ferndale borders Detroit to the north, roughly 10 miles (16.1 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 19,190.^[4]

Ferndale is well-known for its downtown, as well as its position as the hub of the LGBTQ+ community in Metro Detroit, and a center of progressive politics.^[5]