South Lyon, Michigan

South Lyon population, 2020 to 2024

South Lyon added 493 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +4.2%. In the latest year it moved by +179. Among 153 Michigan places of 5,000 or more, that growth ranks 9th; the median place changed by -0.5%. The median place of 5,000+ in Michigan has 12,132 people, so South Lyon is 1.0 times that size.

South Lyon covers 3.74 square miles of land, for 3,267 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so South Lyon is denser than the typical town.

What county South Lyon is in

All of South Lyon's residents live in Oakland County, which had 1,296,888 residents in 2024. South Lyon holds 0.9% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in South Lyon

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps South Lyon by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 48178. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where South Lyon is

The Census internal point of South Lyon is at 42.461000, -83.653200. Lansing, the capital, is 49.6 miles WNW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Wixom, MI (17,486 people), 7.6 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Ann Arbor, MI, 13.4 miles away.

Daylight in South Lyon

At 42.46° N, South Lyon gets about 15 h 18 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 04 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 14 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near South Lyon

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Wixom, 7.6 miles away, with 17,486 people.