The most populous cities in area code 947 are: Ortonville, Southfield, Clarkston, Pontiac, and Royal Oak.
Other cities in the 947 area code include: Milford, Farmington, Auburn Hills, Waterford, Commerce Township, Rochester, Troy, South Lyon, Holly, Oxford, Lake Orion, Birmingham, Detroit, Walled Lake, Northville, and West Bloomfield.
Ortonville is a village in north Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The village is within Brandon Township, although some development near the village lies within adjacent Groveland and Hadley townships. The population was 1,442 at the 2010 census.
Southfield is a city in Oakland County of the US state of Michigan. It is a northern suburb of Detroit, MI. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 71,739. A part of Metro Detroit's upscale office market, the city's marque is a cluster of five golden skyscrapers β known as the "Golden Triangle" β that form the contemporary 2,200,000 square feet (204,400 m 2) Southfield Town Center office complex with a Westin Hotel and a conference center. In addition, a 33-story luxury residential high-rise is separate from the complex. To the west, near the confluence of I-696/Reuther Freeway and M-10/Lodge Freeway, is the American Center.
Clarkston, or Clarkston, is a small city located in Oakland County, Michigan. It is completely surrounded by Independence Township. The city is approximately one half square mile in size. Its population in 2010 was 882. Clarkston's Main Street is M-15. The village is located 42 miles north of Detroit. It has easy access to I-75 and US 24.In 1992, Village residents voted to incorporate the Village as a city in order to preserve its boundaries and local government.
The 947 area code lies within the Eastern Daylight Time Zone (or EDT). The current time in Eastern Daylight Time is 4:18 PM on Apr 29, 2024.