Welcome to Orleans ...

Orleans is located in Ionia County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Orleans, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1868.

Orleans is 850 feet [259 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

The telephone area code for Orleans: (616)

The ZIP code for Orleans: 48865<3>

Communities Also Named Orleans ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 19 communities that are also named Orleans - they are located in California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (2), Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Ontario, Oregon, South Dakota and Vermont.

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

Communities near Orleans ...

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

• Ionia
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ionia have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ionia
  • Ionia is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 10,997 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ionia <5>
• Greenville
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Greenville have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenville
  • Greenville is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 8,386 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Greenville <5>
• Belding
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Belding
  • Belding is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,738 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Belding <5>
• Lowell
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lowell
  • Lowell is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,196 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lowell <5>
• Portland
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Portland
  • Portland is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,011 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Portland <5>
• Lake Odessa
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lake Odessa have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Odessa
  • Lake Odessa is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,041 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Odessa <5>
• Stanton
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Stanton have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stanton
  • Stanton is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,420 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Stanton <5>
• Saranac
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saranac
  • Saranac is located in Ionia County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,325 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saranac <5>
• Carson City
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Carson City have been provided by the GNIS.<4> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carson City
  • Carson City is located in Montcalm County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,105 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carson City <5>
• Westphalia
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Westphalia
  • Westphalia is located in Clinton County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 931 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Westphalia <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 Orleans. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Orleans.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Orleans ...

Looking for more information about Orleans? 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to Orleans, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for Orleans.

Adding Orleans to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Orleans 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 Orleans was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6>

From that list, the Orleans post office opened in 1868.

We also found Orleans in the book titled List of Post Offices in the United States (1870).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Orleans.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Orleans. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Ionia County: www.ioniacounty.org/

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