Welcome to Rose City ...

The city of Rose City is located in Ogemaw County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Rose City, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1892.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Rose City has a population of 630 people<2> (see below for details).

Rose City is 950 feet [290 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Area Code for Rose City: 989

The ZIP code for Rose City: 48654<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Rose City had an population of 630 people. This is a decrease of 3.52% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 12.62% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Rose City had a population of 653 people. This makes Rose City the county's 2nd most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 653 people, the population of Rose City decreased 9.43% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 721 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Rose City.

Communities Also Named Rose City ...

Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are 4 communities that are also named Rose City - they are located in Arkansas, Kansas, Minnesota and Texas.

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

Communities near Rose City ...

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

• West Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for West Branch
  • West Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,046 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for West Branch <5>
• Prescott
  (18 miles [29 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Prescott
  • Prescott is located in Ogemaw County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 253 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Prescott <5>
• Lupton
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lupton
  • Lupton is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Lupton <5>
• Damon
  (6 miles [9.7 km] to the northwest)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Damon
  • Damon is located in Ogemaw County
• Campbells Corners
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Campbells Corners. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Campbells Corners
  • Campbells Corners is located in Ogemaw County
• Long Lake
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Long Lake
  • Long Lake is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Long Lake <5>
• Ogemaw Springs
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the southwest)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Ogemaw Springs. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ogemaw Springs
  • Ogemaw Springs is located in Ogemaw County
• South Branch
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Branch
  • South Branch is located in Ogemaw County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for South Branch <5>
• Curtisville
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Curtisville
  • Curtisville is located in Alcona County
• Hale
  (15 miles [24.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hale
  • Hale is located in Iosco County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hale <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 Rose City. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Rose City.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Rose City ...

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

Adding Rose City to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Rose City in the book titled .<7> X3X - From that list, the Rose City post office opened in 1892.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Rose City.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

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