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Welcome to Attica ...

Attica is located in Lapeer County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Attica, you might consider that their post office opened in 1871.

Attica is 890 feet [271 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for Attica: 810

The ZIP code for Attica: 48412<3>

Communities Also Named Attica ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 11 communities that are also named Attica - they are located in Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Minnesota, New York, Ohio, Saskatchewan and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Attica ...

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

  • Lapeer
    (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Davison
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the west)
  • Imlay City
    (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Romeo
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Oxford
    (15 miles [24.1 km] to the south)
  • Lake Orion
    (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
    • Lake Orion is located in Oakland County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lake Orion
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,191 people
    • Former names for Lake Orion:
    • Canandaigua City
    • New Canandaigua
    • Oakland
    • Orion
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lake Orion <4>
  • Almont
    (9 miles [14.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Goodrich
    (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Yale
    (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
    • Yale is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Yale
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,861 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Yale <4>
  • Capac
    (12 miles [19.3 km] to the east)
    • Capac is located in Saint Clair County
    • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Capac
    • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,846 people
    • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Capac <4>

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Attica ...

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

Adding Attica to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Attica 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 (so far) for Attica was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<5>

From that list, the Attica post office opened in 1871.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Attica.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Lapeer, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Attica - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<3>ZIP Codes have been created by the United States Postal Service (USPS) as a way of grouping addresses to make delivery more efficient. The boundaries of the ZIP Code can be changed, re-assigned, eliminated or overlapped with other ZIP Codes. So keep in mind that any given ZIP Code is only 'loosely' associated with a community (such as Attica). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Attica or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<4>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.
<5>A copy of the Blevins & Helbock Post Office list with background information can be found at:

      https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/