Welcome to Plymouth ...

The city of Plymouth is located in Wayne County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Plymouth, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1828.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Plymouth has a population of 9,162 people<2> (see below for details).

Plymouth is 720 feet [219 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Plymouth is within the (734) area code.

The ZIP code for Plymouth: 48170<4>

Websites for Plymouth ...

Official Website:   www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Plymouth had an population of 9,162 people. This is an increase of 0.33% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 1.55% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Plymouth had a population of 9,132 people. This makes Plymouth the county's 27th most populous community.

The population of Plymouth represents 0.09% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 100th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 9,132 people, the population of Plymouth increased 1.22% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 9,022 people).

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

Communities Also Named Plymouth ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Plymouth: This one is located in Wayne County and the other is located in Gogebic County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 38 communities that are also named Plymouth - they are located in Arkansas, California, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa (3), Kansas (3), Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi (2), Missouri, Nebraska, New Brunswick, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Nova Scotia (2), Ohio (3), Pennsylvania, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Plymouth ...

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

• Ann Arbor
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ann Arbor
  • Ann Arbor is located in Washtenaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 119,280 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Ann Arbor <5>
• Dearborn
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn
  • Dearborn is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 93,367 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn <5>
• Farmington Hills
  (9 miles [14.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Farmington Hills have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Farmington Hills
  • Farmington Hills is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 80,017 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Farmington Hills <5>
• Southfield
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Southfield
  • Southfield is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 72,174 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Southfield <5>
• Novi
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Novi
  • Novi is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,852 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Novi <5>
• Taylor
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Taylor have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Taylor
  • Taylor is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 60,576 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Taylor <5>
• Royal Oak
  (18 miles [29 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Royal Oak
  • Royal Oak is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 58,963 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Royal Oak <5>
• Dearborn Heights
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Dearborn Heights have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Dearborn Heights
  • Dearborn Heights is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 55,027 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Dearborn Heights <5>
• Lincoln Park
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the southeast)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lincoln Park have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lincoln Park
  • Lincoln Park is located in Wayne County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 36,066 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lincoln Park <5>
• Oak Park
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Oak Park
  • Oak Park is located in Oakland County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 29,293 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Oak Park <5>

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Plymouth. Our list includes 5 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Plymouth.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Plymouth ...

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

Adding Plymouth to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Plymouth in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Plymouth post office opened in 1828.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Plymouth.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Plymouth: www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/

The official website for Wayne County: www.waynecounty.com/

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