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Welcome to Ortonville ...

The village of Ortonville is located in Oakland County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ortonville, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1857.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ortonville has a population of 1,443 people<2> (see below for details).

Ortonville is 930 feet [283 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Codes for Ortonville: 248 & 947<4>

The ZIP code for Ortonville: 48462<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ortonville had an population of 1,443 people (or a decrease of 5.99% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ortonville had a population of 1,442 people. This makes Ortonville the county's 35th most populous community.

The population of Ortonville represents 0.01% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 303rd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 1,442 people, the population of Ortonville decreased 6.06% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 1,535 people).

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

Communities Also Named Ortonville ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Ortonville - they are located in California, Iowa, Minnesota and New Brunswick.

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

Communities near Ortonville ...

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

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ortonville ...

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

Adding Ortonville to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Ortonville in the book titled .<9> X3X - From that list, the Ortonville post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ortonville.

Footnotes ...

<1>If you're interested in how the shape of Michigan's counties, including Oakland, 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 Ortonville.
<3>The elevation is an estimate for the area around Ortonville - it will be higher in some places and lower in others.
<4>When there's a risk of an area code running out of phone numbers, an 'Overlay Area Code' is created that has the same geographic boundaries as the existing area code. In this case, the 248 code has been Overlayed with the 947 area code. New phone numbers in the Ortonville area will be assigned with one of these codes: 248 or 947. As a result, placing a call in the Ortonville area will require 10-digit dialing (where you enter both the area code and then the phone number).
<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 village (such as Ortonville). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Ortonville 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>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.
<9>A copy of their list with background information can be found at:

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