Welcome to Port Hope ...

The village of Port Hope is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Port Hope is located in Huron County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Hope, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1860.

A typical abbreviation for Port Hope: Prt. Hope

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Hope has a population of 249 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Port Hope is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

The area code for Port Hope: (989)

The ZIP code for Port Hope: 48468<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Hope had an population of 249 people. This is a decrease of 6.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 19.68% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Hope had a population of 267 people. This makes Port Hope the county's 10th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 267 people, the population of Port Hope decreased 13.87% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 310 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Hope.

Communities Also Named Port Hope ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 2 communities that are also named Port Hope - they are located in Ontario and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Port Hope ...

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

• Bad Axe
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bad Axe have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bad Axe
  • Bad Axe is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,889 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bad Axe <6>
• Harbor Beach
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Harbor Beach
  • Harbor Beach is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,570 people
  • Former name for Harbor Beach:
  • Sand Beach
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Harbor Beach <6>
• Ubly
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ubly
  • Ubly is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 777 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ubly <6>
• Port Austin
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Port Austin
  • Port Austin is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 615 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Port Austin <6>
• Kinde
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kinde
  • Kinde is located in Huron County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 411 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kinde <6>
• Minden City
  (18 miles [29 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Minden City
  • Minden City is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 180 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Minden City <6>
• Forestville
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
• Redman
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Redman
  • Redman is located in Huron County
• Huron City
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Huron City have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Huron City
  • Huron City is located in Huron County
• Rapson
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rapson
  • Rapson is located in Huron County

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Hope ...

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

Adding Port Hope to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Port Hope in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Port Hope post office opened in 1860.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Hope.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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