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Welcome to East Grand Rapids ...

The city of East Grand Rapids is located in Kent County<1>.

A typical abbreviation for East Grand Rapids: E. Grand Rpds.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, East Grand Rapids has a population of 11,952 people<2> (see below for details).

East Grand Rapids is 750 feet [229 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for East Grand Rapids: 616

The ZIP code for East Grand Rapids: 49506<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, East Grand Rapids had an population of 11,952 people. This is an increase of 11.76% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 11.04% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, East Grand Rapids had a population of 10,694 people. This makes East Grand Rapids the county's 6th most populous community.

The population of East Grand Rapids represents 0.11% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 86th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 10,694 people, the population of East Grand Rapids has remained roughly the same as the 2000 Census (which had a count of 10,764 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for East Grand Rapids.

Websites for East Grand Rapids ...

Official Website: www.eastgr.org/

Communities near East Grand Rapids ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near East Grand Rapids.

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for East Grand Rapids ...

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

Adding East Grand Rapids to Our Gazetteer ...

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

For more details, see References and Mentions for East Grand Rapids.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Kent, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.
<2>Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for East Grand Rapids.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around East Grand Rapids - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>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 city (such as East Grand Rapids). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether East Grand Rapids or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS).
<5>While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program.