Welcome to Novi ...

The city of Novi is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Novi, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1833.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Novi has a population of 60,903 people<2> (see below for details).

Novi is 910 feet [277 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area codes for Novi: (248) and (947)<4>

The ZIP codes for Novi: 48374-48377<5>

Websites for Novi ...

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

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Novi had an population of 60,903 people. This is an increase of 10.28% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 28.53% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Novi had a population of 55,224 people. This makes Novi the county's 7th most populous community.

The population of Novi represents 0.56% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 22nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 55,224 people, the population of Novi increased 16.54% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 47,386 people).

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

Communities near Novi ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <6>
• Dearborn
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <6>
• Livonia
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the southeast)
  • 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 <6>
• Troy
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Troy
  • Troy is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 83,589 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Troy <6>
• Westland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • 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 <6>
• Southfield
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Taylor
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<7> 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 <6>
• Royal Oak
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • 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 <6>
• Pontiac
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pontiac
  • Pontiac is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,911 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pontiac <6>
• Dearborn Heights
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <6>

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 Novi. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Novi.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Novi ...

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

Adding Novi to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Novi 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 Novi was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<8>

From that list, the Novi post office opened in 1833.

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for Novi.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Novi: www.ci.novi.mi.us/

The official website for Oakland County: www.co.oakland.mi.us/

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