Welcome to Albion ...

The city of Albion is located in Calhoun County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Albion, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1838.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Albion has a population of 8,384 people<2> (see below for details).

Albion is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

Time Zone: Albion lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time

The telephone area code for Albion: (517)

The ZIP code for Albion: 49224<4>

Websites for Albion ...

Official Website: www.ci.albion.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Albion had an population of 8,384 people. This is a decrease of 2.69% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 8.31% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Albion had a population of 8,616 people (or 6.33% of the total population of Calhoun County). This makes Albion the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Albion represents 0.09% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 104th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 8,616 people, the population of Albion decreased 5.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 9,144 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Albion.

Communities Also Named Albion ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Albion: This one is located in Calhoun County and the other is located in Houghton County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 36 communities that are also named Albion - they are located in Arkansas, British Columbia, California, Delaware, Florida (2), Idaho, Illinois, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kansas (2), Maine, Minnesota, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio (2), Oklahoma, Ontario, Pennsylvania (2), Prince Edward Island, Rhode Island, South Carolina, South Dakota, Texas, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Albion.

Communities near Albion ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Albion.

• Jackson
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jackson
  • Jackson is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 32,374 people
  • Former name for Jackson:
  • Jacksonopolis
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jackson <5>
• Marshall
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Marshall have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marshall
  • Marshall is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 6,923 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marshall <5>
• Eaton Rapids
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Eaton Rapids
  • Eaton Rapids is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,222 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Eaton Rapids <5>
• Jonesville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Jonesville have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Jonesville
  • Jonesville is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,206 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Jonesville <5>
• Olivet
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Olivet have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Olivet
  • Olivet is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Olivet <5>
• Homer
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Homer
  • Homer is located in Calhoun County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,643 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Homer <5>
• Litchfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Litchfield have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Litchfield
  • Litchfield is located in Hillsdale County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,328 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Litchfield <5>
• Bellevue
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bellevue have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bellevue
  • Bellevue is located in Eaton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,299 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bellevue <5>
• Concord
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Concord
  • Concord is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Concord <5>
• Springport
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Springport
  • Springport is located in Jackson County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 783 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Springport <5>

To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...

We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy.

We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Albion. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Albion.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Albion. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Albion.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Albion. Our list includes 22 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Albion.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Albion ...

Looking for more information about Albion? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions.

In addition to the Tourism page for Albion, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Albion.

Adding Albion to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Albion in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page.

From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found for Albion was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<7>

From that list, the Albion post office opened in 1838.

We also found Albion in the book titled U.S. Post Offices (Oct. 1846).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Albion.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Albion: www.ci.albion.mi.us/

The official website for Calhoun County: www.calhoun-mi.com/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/