Southfield, Michigan

Southfield, Michigan
City
Left to right from top: Southfield Town Center, American Center, Southfield Public Library, One Towne Square, and Lawrence Technological University.
Flag Seal
Nicknames:  SFLD
Motto:  The Center of it All
Location within Oakland County
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Coordinates: 42°28′47″N 83°14′42″W / 42.47972°N 83.24500°W / 42.47972; -83.24500
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Oakland
Organized	1830 (as Southfield Township)
Incorporated	1958
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Kenson J. Siver (I)[1]
• Manager	Frederick E. Zorn
Area [2]
• City	26.26 sq mi (68.01 km2)
• Land	26.25 sq mi (67.99 km2)
• Water	0.01 sq mi (0.01 km2)
Elevation	682 ft (208 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	76,618
• Density	2,918.45/sq mi (1,126.83/km2)
• Metro	4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zone	UTC−5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC−4 (EDT)
ZIP Codes	48033–48034, 48037, 48075–48076, 48086
Area code(s)	248 and 947
FIPS code	26-74900[3]
GNIS feature ID	0638439[4]
Website	Official website

Southfield is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. An inner-ring suburb of Detroit, Southfield borders Detroit to the north, lying roughly 15 miles (24.1 km) northwest of downtown Detroit. As of the 2020 census, the city had a population of 76,618.^[5]

Southfield is notable as the home of multiple business districts, including the Southfield City Centre (an edge city which contains the tallest building in Detroit's suburbs) and the area surrounding the former Northland Center shopping mall. It is also home to Lawrence Technological University. The city was originally part of Southfield Township before incorporating in 1958. The autonomous city of Lathrup Village is an enclave within Southfield.