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We look after a lot of properties in Westland: homes, apartment communities and commercial buildings. More than 2,000 households here asked FEMA for help after the 2021 and 2023 storms.
Westland is one of the communities where we look after a lot of properties, as we do in Canton, Redford, Taylor and Lincoln Park: houses, apartment buildings and commercial properties, all on the same 24/7 number.
Our office in Southfield is 12.8 miles from the middle of Westland: about 19.3 miles by road, or 31 minutes when traffic is light. Across Wayne County a crew is on site in about 60 minutes, day or night, and when you call we give you a real arrival time.
From Southfield, crews take I-696 and I-275, or Telegraph Road to Ford Road; Ford Road, Wayne Road and Michigan Avenue cross the city.
A person answers 248-845-0000, day or night, and asks what happened and where.
Trucks leave with the pumps, extractors, air movers and dehumidifiers the job needs, 19.3 miles from our office.
The crew stops the water, makes the property safe and starts the drying the same visit.
72%before 1980
Median year built: 1969, across 38,299 homes and apartments. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024, table B25034.
Registrations from Westland mailing addresses. A registration is a household asking for help, not proof of damage, and mailing addresses don’t follow city limits exactly. FEMA, OpenFEMA Housing Assistance data, pulled 2026-10-12.
The Middle Rouge runs through Hines Park in northern Westland. In June 2021 it crested at its second-highest level on record, enough to put low parts of Hines Drive under about five feet of water.
Source: NOAA river gaugeFour to seven inches of rain flooded much of western Wayne County on August 24 and 25, 2023, and the Lower Rouge reached major flood stage.
Source: National Weather ServiceWestland's own flood guidance recommends installing a sewer backflow valve, which keeps sewer water from rising through a basement drain.
Source: City of WestlandThe Norwayne neighborhood was built from 1942 to house defense workers, including at the Willow Run bomber plant; 1,124 of its homes remain, and it is on the National Register.
Source: WikipediaWestland's commercial heart is Westland Center and the Ford Road and Wayne Road corridors, with apartment communities throughout the city.
Became a city in 1966, from what remained of Nankin Township. About 83,633 people live in Westland (Census, 2020–2024 estimate). If a public sewer backed up into your building, Michigan law asks you to give written notice to the agency that runs the sewer (the city, township or county) within 45 days of finding the damage.
Westland neighborhoods
| ZIP code | Median home built | FEMA 2014 | FEMA 2021 | FEMA 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48185 | 1972 | 100 | 417 | 427 |
| 48186 | 1964 | 203 | 574 | 654 |
ZIP codes from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP-to-place relationship file; housing age from ACS 2020–2024; registrations from OpenFEMA.
Westland is about 31 minutes from our Southfield office in light traffic (19.3 miles by road). Across Wayne County a crew is on site in about 60 minutes, day or night. Call 248-845-0000 and we'll give you a real arrival time.
Every part of Westland, including 48185 and 48186. If you're near the edge of Westland, call and we'll confirm right away.
Report it right away to the city (734-728-1770, or police after hours at 734-722-9600), stay out of the water, and call us at 248-845-0000. To seek compensation, give the city written notice within 45 days.
Leave your name and number and a coordinator will call you back. If water is still coming in, or there’s smoke or sewage, call now.
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