Welcome to Byron Center ...

The village of Byron Center is located in Kent County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Byron Center, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1893.

A typical abbreviation for Byron Center: Byron Ctr. (or less commonly used: Byron Cen., Byron Cent. or Byron Cntr.)

Byron Center is 740 feet [226 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Byron Center is located in the (616) area code.

The ZIP code for Byron Center: 49315<3>

Communities Also Named Byron Center ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Byron Center - it's located in New York.

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

Communities near Byron Center ...

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

• Grand Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 200,031 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grand Rapids <4>
• Wyoming
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wyoming
  • Wyoming is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 76,628 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wyoming <4>
• Kentwood
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Kentwood have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kentwood
  • Kentwood is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 51,719 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Kentwood <4>
• Holland
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Holland
  • Holland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 33,140 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Holland <4>
• Walker
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Walker have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walker
  • Walker is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 25,265 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walker <4>
• Grandville
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Grandville
  • Grandville is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 15,749 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Grandville <4>
• East Grand Rapids
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for East Grand Rapids
  • East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 11,991 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for East Grand Rapids <4>
• Hudsonville
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hudsonville
  • Hudsonville is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 7,391 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hudsonville <4>
• Zeeland
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Zeeland
  • Zeeland is located in Ottawa County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,522 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Zeeland <4>
• Wayland
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Wayland have been provided by the GNIS.<5> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Wayland
  • Wayland is located in Allegan County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,237 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Wayland <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 Byron Center. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Byron Center.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Byron Center ...

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

Adding Byron Center to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Byron Center in the book titled .<6> From that list, the Byron Center post office opened in 1893.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Byron Center.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Kent County: www.accesskent.com/

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