Welcome to Port Sanilac ...

The village of Port Sanilac is located in Michigan's Thumb.

Port Sanilac is located in Sanilac County<1>.

The location of Port Sanilac has been provided by the Geographic Names Information System (ie- the GNIS).<2>

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

A typical abbreviation for Port Sanilac: Prt. Sanilac

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Port Sanilac has a population of 581 people<3> (see below for details).

The community of Port Sanilac is 610 feet [186 m] above sea level.<4>.

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

Port Sanilac is within the (810) area code.

The ZIP code for Port Sanilac: 48469<5>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Port Sanilac had an population of 581 people. This is a decrease of 6.74% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 11.7% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Port Sanilac had a population of 623 people. This makes Port Sanilac the county's 8th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 623 people, the population of Port Sanilac decreased 5.32% from the 2000 Census (which had a count of 658 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Port Sanilac.

Communities near Port Sanilac ...

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

• Sandusky
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Sandusky
  • Sandusky is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,494 people
  • Former name for Sandusky:
  • Sanilac Centre
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Sandusky <6>
• Croswell
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Croswell have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Croswell
  • Croswell is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Croswell <6>
• Lexington
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lexington
  • Lexington is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,118 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lexington <6>
• Deckerville
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Deckerville have been provided by the GNIS.<2> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Deckerville
  • Deckerville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 775 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Deckerville <6>
• Peck
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Peck
  • Peck is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 588 people
• Carsonville
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Carsonville
  • Carsonville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 488 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Carsonville <6>
• Applegate
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Applegate
  • Applegate is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 227 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Applegate <6>
• Forestville
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forestville
  • Forestville is located in Sanilac County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 126 people
• Forester
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Forester
  • Forester is located in Sanilac County
• Richmondville
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Richmondville
  • Richmondville is located in Sanilac 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 Port Sanilac. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Port Sanilac.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Port Sanilac ...

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

Adding Port Sanilac to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Port Sanilac in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Port Sanilac post office opened in 1857.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Port Sanilac.

Off-the-Road Links ...

Unfortunately, we don't know of a website for Port Sanilac. If you can help, please contact us through our Feedback Page.

The official website for Sanilac County: www.sanilaccounty.net/

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