Springfield Michigan Map

About Springfield, Michigan

Springfield is a locality in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 5,292. The population density is 557.7 people per km². Springfield is located at 42.3241°N, 85.2354°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Springfield is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 48348, 49037.

Springfield occupies a landscape defined by the quiet persistence of glacial earth, where the terrain rises into the modest elevation of Waterford Hill to the east. It lies 4.9 miles northwest of Waterford, MI (from Waterford, MI: bearing 312°T), and is situated 7.6 miles northwest of Waterford Township. Bridge Lake anchors the immediate geography, its surface often mirroring the silvered light of a low-hanging sun, while the Shiawassee River traces a path just two miles away, carving a slow, deliberate channel through the soil. The land here possesses a raw, unvarnished quality, characterized by dense woodlands and open fields that hold the frost long into the spring. At Shephards Hollow Golf Club, the manicured greens offer a stark contrast to the wilder, brush-heavy patches of the surrounding countryside, where the air smells faintly of damp pine and cooling loam.

Springfield maintains a character forged by the industrious rhythm of the interior, long defined by its proximity to the manufacturing corridors that shaped the regional economy. The legacy of the mid-century industrial expansion remains visible in the steady, pragmatic pace of daily life, where the focus remains on the maintenance of homesteads and the cultivation of local trade. Unlike the bustling metropolitan centers to the south, Springfield favors a grounded existence, where the changing colors of the deciduous canopy provide the primary calendar for the year. The quietude of the evening, when the machinery of the work week finally stalls, reveals a deep, resonant stillness that defines the experience of living on this particular stretch of the Midwestern interior.

About This Springfield Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Springfield, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.324099, -85.235369. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Springfield includes the ZIP code (48348, 49037), telephone area code (313, 269), county seat of Oakland County (Pontiac), and school district assignment (Battle Creek Public Schools).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.