Skip to content

Water damage restoration and cleanup in Wixom, Michigan

Wixom grew up around Ford's assembly plant and I-96, and more than half of its homes have been built since 1980. We serve the houses and condos all over the city, and the plants and warehouses along I-96, with an emergency team nearby.

From our office
20.2 miles, about 27 min
ZIP code
48393
Area codes
248 · 947

Our work in Wixom

One of our emergency teams is based in the Novi area, next door.

  • Residential
  • Commercial
  • Water damage

Houses, condos and the buildings along I-96

We serve homes all over Wixom, from the newer subdivisions to the condo communities, and the commercial and industrial buildings along I-96, Beck Road and Pontiac Trail. One of our emergency teams is based nearby in the Novi area.

In a home that usually means a finished basement, a failed supply line or a water heater; in a plant or warehouse it means water out fast and drying set up around the equipment, so the work can keep going.

How fast we reach Wixom

Our office in Southfield is 16.6 miles from the middle of Wixom: about 20.2 miles by road, or 27 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 I-696 west to I-96, then the Beck Road or Wixom Road exit.

  1. You call

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

  2. A crew heads to Wixom

    Trucks leave with the pumps, extractors, air movers and dehumidifiers the job needs, 20.2 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 Wixom homes and buildings flood

When homes in Wixom were built

45%before 1980

  1. 1939 or earlier: 2% of homes
  2. 1940s: 1% of homes
  3. 1950s: 3% of homes
  4. 1960s: 6% of homes
  5. 1970s: 33% of homes
  6. 1980s: 16% of homes
  7. 1990s: 21% of homes
  8. 2000s: 12% of homes
  9. 2010s: 4% of homes
  10. 2020 or later: 1% of homes

Median year built: 1983, across 8,849 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)0
  • June 2021 flood (DR-4607)7
  • August 2023 storms (DR-4757)23

Registrations from Wixom 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.

  • August 24, 2023

    Overnight storms dropped 3.07 inches of rain 1.3 miles northeast of Wixom, by the National Weather Service's count, as flooding spread across Metro Detroit.

    Source: National Weather Service Detroit
  • A water main break in 2025

    On September 25, 2025, a 42-inch regional water main broke on 14 Mile Road near M-5, and Wixom went under a boil-water advisory along with Walled Lake, Commerce Township and Novi.

    Source: WDIV ClickOnDetroit
  • Its own treatment plant

    Wixom runs its own sewer system and treatment plant, which discharges to Norton Creek and the Huron River; in 2022 a chemical spill at a local plant passed through it into the river.

    Source: Michigan Public

Local resources for Wixom property owners

A village in 1957 and a city in 1958. About 17,295 people live in Wixom (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.

Wixom neighborhoods

  • Wixom Village Center
  • Tribute of Wixom
Wixom ZIP codes, with housing age and FEMA history (1)
Wixom ZIP codes, with the median year homes were built and FEMA aid registrations after each flood
ZIP codeMedian home builtFEMA 2014FEMA 2021FEMA 2023
4839319840723

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

Wixom questions

How fast can you get to Wixom?

Wixom is about 27 minutes from our Southfield office in light traffic (20.2 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 Wixom ZIP codes do you cover?

Every part of Wixom, including 48393. If you're near the edge of Wixom, call and we'll confirm right away.

Request a call and we’ll contact you soon

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.

Call 24/7248-845-0000
  • A person answers 24/7
  • On site in about 60 minutes
  • We work with your insurer

Your details

Only your name and phone number are required.

The damage is at
How should we contact you?

Pick one. We may also email you about your request. If you pick Text me, you agree to receive text messages from RMO Mitigation & Restoration at the phone number you gave, about your request, including texts sent with automated technology. Consent is not a condition of any purchase. Message frequency varies. Message and data rates may apply. Reply STOP to opt out or HELP for help. Text message terms · Privacy Policy.

We use your details to call you back, and to text you only if you choose text above. See our privacy policy.