Welcome to Port Huron ...
The city of Port Huron is located in Saint Clair County<1> and is the County Seat for Saint Clair County.
While we don't have a date for the founding of Port Huron, you might consider that their post office opened in 1837.
A typical abbreviation for Port Huron: Prt. Huron
From the Census Estimates for 2019, Port Huron has a population of 28,794 people<2> (see below for details).
Port Huron is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<3>.
Time Zone: Port Huron lies in the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT) and observes daylight saving time
Area Code for Port Huron: 810
The ZIP codes for Port Huron: 48060-48061<4>
Going back to its beginning, The community of Port Huron was originally named Desmond. For more information about the names of Port Huron, see The Names of Port Huron on our Genealogy Page.
Population Details ...
Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Huron had an population of 28,794 people. This is a decrease of 4.61% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 10.96% since the 2000 Census).
At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Huron had a population of 30,184 people (or 18.55% of the total population of Saint Clair County). This makes Port Huron the county's most populous community.
The population of Port Huron represents 0.31% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 36th most populous community.
With a 2010 count of 30,184 people, the population of Port Huron decreased 6.66% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 32,338 people).
More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Huron.
Websites for Port Huron ...
Official Website: www.porthuron.org/
Communities near Port Huron ...
We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Port Huron.
- Plympton-Wyoming
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Plympton-Wyoming came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Plympton-Wyoming
- Saint Clair
(11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saint Clair
- Saint Clair is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 5,496 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saint Clair <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Saint Clair
- From Port Huron to Saint Clair
- Petrolia
(15 miles [24.1 km] to the southeast)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Petrolia
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Petrolia <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Petrolia
- From Port Huron to Petrolia
- Marine City
(18 miles [29 km] to the south)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marine City
- Marine City is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 4,035 people
- Former names for Marine City:
- Cottrellville
- Marine
- Newport
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marine City <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marine City
- From Port Huron to Marine City
- Memphis
(18 miles [29 km] to the west)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Memphis have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Memphis
- Memphis is located in Macomb County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 1,170 people
- Former name for Memphis:
- Well's Settlement
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Memphis <6>
- Emmett
(16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Emmett
- Emmett is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 259 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Emmett <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Emmett
- From Port Huron to Emmett
- Sparlingville
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sparlingville
- Sparlingville is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Sparlingville
- From Port Huron to Sparlingville
- Froomfield
(4 miles [6.4 km] to the south)- Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Froomfield came from an uncertain source and they still need to be verified:<5>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Froomfield
- Gardendale
(5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)- Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Gardendale. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<8>
- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Gardendale
- Gardendale is located in Saint Clair County
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Gardendale
- From Port Huron to Gardendale
- Marysville
(5 miles [8 km] to the southwest)- Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marysville
- Marysville is located in Saint Clair County
- Population from the 2020 Census: 9,649 people
- Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marysville <6>
- Google driving directions:
- From your current location to Marysville
- From Port Huron to Marysville
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 Port Huron. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Huron.
Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Port Huron. 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 Port Huron.
We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Port Huron. Our list includes 36 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Port Huron.
TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Huron ...
Looking for more information about Port Huron? 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 Port Huron, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Port Huron.
Adding Port Huron to Our Gazetteer ...
We originally found mention of Port Huron 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 Port Huron was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).
We also found Port Huron in the book titled .<9> X3X - From that list, the Port Huron post office opened in 1837.
For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Huron.
Off-the-Road Links ...
The official website for Port Huron: www.porthuron.org/
The official website for Saint Clair County: www.stclaircounty.org/
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 Saint Clair, 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 Port Huron. |
| <3> | The elevation is an estimate for the area around Port Huron - 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 Port Huron). When looking for a ZIP Code, whether Port Huron or elsewhere, it's always best to check the website of the United States Postal Service (USPS). Our list of ZIP Codes for Port Huron includes: 48060 & 48061. |
| <5> | If we found a location and have questions about the accuracy of our information, we will simply say that the marker is 'in the vicinity'. We are not confident about the location and the position of our marker is only a rough guide. If we have too many doubts about the location, we will not include it in our database. |
| <6> | While we're fans and frequent users of TripAdvisor, you should know that we're also members of the TripAdvisor affiliate program. |
| <7> | 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. |
| <8> | 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. |
| <9> | A copy of their list with background information can be found at: https://cblevins.github.io/us-post-offices/data-biography/ |