Welcome to Melvindale ...

The city of Melvindale is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Melvindale, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Melvindale has a population of 10,252 people<2> (see below for details).

Melvindale is 580 feet [177 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Melvindale lies within the (313) area code.

The ZIP code for Melvindale: 48122<4>

Websites for Melvindale ...

Official Website: www.melvindale.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Melvindale had an population of 10,252 people. This is a decrease of 4.32% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.5% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Melvindale had a population of 10,715 people. This makes Melvindale the county's 23rd most populous community.

The population of Melvindale represents 0.11% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 85th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,715 people, the population of Melvindale has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,735 people).

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

Communities near Melvindale ...

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

• Detroit
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Detroit
  • Detroit is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 665,369 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Detroit <5>
• Windsor
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Windsor
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Windsor <5>
• Warren
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Warren have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Warren
  • Warren is located in Macomb County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 132,877 people
  • Warren has also been known as:
  • Cottageville
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Warren <5>
• Livonia
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Livonia
  • Livonia is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,189 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Livonia <5>
• Westland
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westland
  • Westland is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 81,116 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westland <5>
• Farmington Hills
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <5>
• Southfield
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <5>
• Novi
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <5>
• Taylor
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Royal Oak
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <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 Melvindale. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Melvindale.

Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Melvindale. 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 Melvindale.

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Melvindale. See our Newspapers Page for Melvindale.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Melvindale ...

Looking for more information about Melvindale? 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 Melvindale, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Melvindale.

Adding Melvindale to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Melvindale 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 Melvindale was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Melvindale.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Melvindale: www.melvindale.org/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

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