Welcome to Harbor Springs ...
The city of Harbor Springs is located in Emmet County<1>.
The location of Harbor Springs has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (the GNIS).<2>
While we don't have a date for the founding of Harbor Springs, you might consider that their post office opened in 1881.
A typical abbreviation for Harbor Springs: Harbor Spgs. (or less commonly used: Harbor Spngs. or Harbor Sprngs.)
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Harbor Springs has a population of 1,203 people<3> (see below for details).
Harbor Springs is 680 feet [207 m] above sea level.<4>.
Time Zone: Harbor Springs lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Harbor Springs lies within the (231) area code.
The ZIP codes for Harbor Springs: 49737, 49740<5>
Websites for Harbor Springs ...
Although we don't have any websites that are specific to Harbor Springs, the following might be of interest:
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Harbor Springs had an population of 1,203 people. This is an increase of 0.75% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 23.23% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Harbor Springs had a population of 1,194 people. This makes Harbor Springs the county's 2nd most populous community.
The population of Harbor Springs represents 0.01% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 334th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 1,194 people, the population of Harbor Springs decreased 23.8% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,567 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Harbor Springs.
Communities Also Named Harbor Springs ...
Using our Gazetteer, we found another community named Harbor Springs - it's located in Wisconsin.
For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Harbor Springs.
Communities near Harbor Springs ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Harbor Springs.
- Petoskey
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petoskey
- Petoskey is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,727 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petoskey <6>
- Boyne City
(14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne City
- Boyne City is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 3,717 people
- Former names for Boyne City:
- Bay Springs
- Boyne
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne City <6>
- Charlevoix
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Charlevoix
- Charlevoix is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 2,480 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Charlevoix <6>
- Pellston
(12 miles [19.3 km] to the northeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pellston
- Pellston is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 843 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pellston <6>
- Alanson
(9 miles [14.5 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Alanson have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Alanson
- Alanson is located in Emmet County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 755 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Alanson <6>
- Boyne Falls
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Boyne Falls
- Boyne Falls is located in Charlevoix County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 295 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Boyne Falls <6>
- Bay Harbor
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay Harbor
- Bay Harbor is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay Harbor <6>
- Bay View
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Bay View
- Bay View is located in Emmet County
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Bay View <6>
- Kegomic ‑ Historic
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the southeast) - Stutsmanville
(5 miles [8 km] to the north)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Stutsmanville
- Stutsmanville is located in Emmet 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 Harbor Springs. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Harbor Springs.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Harbor Springs. 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 Harbor Springs.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Harbor Springs. Our list includes 9 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Harbor Springs.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Harbor Springs ...
Looking for more information about Harbor Springs? 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 Harbor Springs, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Harbor Springs.
Adding Harbor Springs to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Harbor Springs 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 Harbor Springs was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).
We also found Harbor Springs in the book titled .<8> From that list, the Harbor Springs post office opened in 1881.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Harbor Springs.
Off-the-Road Links ...
Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Harbor Springs. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.
The official website for Emmet County: www.co.emmet.mi.us/
The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/
Footnotes ...
| <1> | If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Emmet, have changed over time, we recommend the Atlas of Historical County Boundaries. |
| <2> | The location has been supplied by the Geographic Names Information System - which is maintained by the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS). While these values should be definitive, we found that accuracy can vary and you should double-check the location if accuracy is required. |
| <3> | Population counts have been provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. For more detail, please visit our Census Page for Harbor Springs. |
| <4> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Harbor Springs - it will be higher in some places and lower in others. |
| <5> | 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 Harbor Springs). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Harbor Springs or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | An 'estimated' location is one where we have been given GPS coordinates, but are unable to verify the accuracy of those coordinates. That said, we have some confidence that we have placed the marker near the actual location. A typical reason for being unable to verify a location is that it might be on private property or maybe historic and gone without an obvious trace. |
| <8> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |