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Water damage restoration and cleanup in White Lake Township, Michigan

White Lake Township has 21 lakes, and many of its homes sit on or near one. We serve houses across the township, with an emergency team nearby and a crew for the larger lake homes.

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From our office
26 miles, about 42 min
ZIP codes
48383 · 48386
Area codes
248 · 947

Our work in White Lake

One of our emergency teams is based in western Oakland County.

  • Residential
  • Water damage
  • Storm

Houses across the township, on the lakes and off them

We serve homes all over White Lake Township, from older lake houses to the newer subdivisions off M-59. One of our emergency teams is based in the area, and we bring a larger crew for the big lake homes, so the whole house can be protected at once.

Storms are part of the job here as much as water: after a tornado or a downed tree, we make the house safe, cover the openings, dry what got wet and handle the rebuild.

How fast we reach White Lake

Our office in Southfield is 20 miles from the middle of White Lake: about 26 miles by road, or 42 minutes when traffic is light. Across Oakland 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 Telegraph Road north to M-59 (Highland Road), then west into the township.

  1. You call

    A person answers 248-845-0000, day or night, and asks what happened and where.

  2. A crew heads to White Lake

    Trucks leave with the pumps, extractors, air movers and dehumidifiers the job needs, 26 miles from our office.

  3. On site in about 60 minutes

    The crew stops the water, makes the property safe and starts the drying the same visit.

Why White Lake homes and buildings flood

When homes in White Lake were built

46%before 1980

  1. 1939 or earlier: 7% of homes
  2. 1940s: 4% of homes
  3. 1950s: 8% of homes
  4. 1960s: 9% of homes
  5. 1970s: 18% of homes
  6. 1980s: 13% of homes
  7. 1990s: 18% of homes
  8. 2000s: 15% of homes
  9. 2010s: 6% of homes
  10. 2020 or later: 2% of homes

Median year built: 1983, across 12,527 homes and apartments. U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024, table B25034.

Households that asked FEMA for help
  • August 2014 flood (DR-4195)10
  • June 2021 flood (DR-4607)31
  • August 2023 storms (DR-4757)44

Registrations from White Lake 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.

  • 21 lakes

    The township has 21 lakes, covering almost 11% of its area, and many of its homes sit on or near one.

    Source: White Lake Township

  • The July 2021 tornado

    An EF-1 tornado crossed the township near Pontiac Lake on July 24, 2021. Oakland County counted 425 homes affected, 31 with major damage.

    Source: WXYZ Detroit

  • Wells and partial sewers

    Public sewer doesn't reach every home in the township, and many areas draw their drinking water from private wells.

    Source: White Lake Township

Services in White Lake

White Lake's businesses line M-59 (Highland Road), where the township offices are too; parks cover about a quarter of its land, from Indian Springs Metropark, home to the Huron River's headwaters, to Pontiac Lake Recreation Area.

Local resources for White Lake property owners

Organized as a township in 1836. About 31,046 people live in White Lake Township (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.

White Lake neighborhoods

  • Oxbow
  • East White Lake
White Lake ZIP codes, with housing age and FEMA history (2)
White Lake ZIP codes, with the median year homes were built and FEMA aid registrations after each flood
ZIP codeMedian home builtFEMA 2014FEMA 2021FEMA 2023
48383198621014
48386198282130

ZIP codes from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP-to-place relationship file; housing age from ACS 2020–2024; registrations from OpenFEMA.

White Lake questions

How fast can you get to White Lake Township?

White Lake Township is about 42 minutes from our Southfield office in light traffic (26 miles by road). Across Oakland 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.

Which White Lake Township ZIP codes do you cover?

Every part of White Lake Township, including 48383 and 48386. If you're near the edge of White Lake Township, call and we'll confirm right away.

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  • On site in about 60 minutes
  • We work with your insurer

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