Welcome to Escanaba ...

The city of Escanaba is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Escanaba is located in Delta County<1> and is the County Seat for Delta County.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Escanaba, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1875.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Escanaba has a population of 12,148 people<2> (see below for details).

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

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

Note: If you travel west from Escanaba (for example, toward Powers), you will soon leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

The area code for Escanaba: (906)

The ZIP code for Escanaba: 49829<4>

Websites for Escanaba ...

Official Website: www.escanaba.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Escanaba had an population of 12,148 people. This is a decrease of 3.71% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 7.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Escanaba had a population of 12,616 people (or 34.03% of the total population of Delta County). This makes Escanaba the county's most populous community.

The population of Escanaba represents 0.13% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 72nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 12,616 people, the population of Escanaba decreased 3.99% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 13,140 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Escanaba.

Communities near Escanaba ...

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

• Gladstone
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gladstone
  • Gladstone is located in Delta County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 4,659 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Gladstone <5>
• Ford River
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Ford River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ford River
  • Ford River is located in Delta County
• Lambert
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lambert
  • Lambert is located in Delta County
• Flat Rock
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Flat Rock have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Flat Rock
  • Flat Rock is located in Delta County
• Chaison
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chaison
  • Chaison is located in Delta County
• Chandler
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Chandler
  • Chandler is located in Delta County
• Kipling
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Kipling
  • Kipling is located in Delta County
• Bark River
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Bark River have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bark River
  • Bark River is located in Delta County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bark River <5>
• Schaffer
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Schaffer
  • Schaffer is located in Delta County
• Brampton
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brampton
  • Brampton is located in Delta 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 Escanaba. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Escanaba.

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Escanaba. Our list includes 14 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Escanaba.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Escanaba ...

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

Adding Escanaba to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Escanaba in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Escanaba post office opened in 1875.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Escanaba.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Escanaba: www.escanaba.org/

The official website for Delta County: www.deltacountymi.org/

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