Welcome to Shelby ...

The village of Shelby is located in Oceana County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Shelby, you might consider that their post office opened  in 1866.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Shelby has a population of 2,027 people<2> (see below for details).

Shelby is 810 feet [247 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Shelby lies within the (231) area code.

The ZIP code for Shelby: 49455<4>

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Shelby had an population of 2,027 people. This is a decrease of 1.84% since the 2010 Census (or an increase of 5.9% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Shelby had a population of 2,065 people (which is 7.79% of the total population of Oceana County). This makes Shelby the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Shelby represents 0.02% of the total population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 246th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 2,065 people, the population of Shelby increased 7.89% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 1,914 people).

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

Communities Also Named Shelby ...

While we believe that this Shelby is located in Oceana County, we know of another 2 Michigan communities named Shelby. Those communities are located in the following counties: Allegan and Macomb County.

Beyond Michigan, there are 23 communities that are also named Shelby - they are located in Alabama, Indiana (2), Iowa, Kentucky (2), Mississippi (2), Missouri (2), Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, South Dakota, Texas, Virginia (2) and Wisconsin.

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

Communities near Shelby ...

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

• Whitehall
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the south)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Whitehall
  • Whitehall is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,863 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Whitehall <5>
• Montague
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Montague have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Montague
  • Montague is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,365 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Montague <5>
• Hart
  (5 miles [8 km] to the north)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hart have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hart
  • Hart is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,089 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hart <5>
• Lakewood Club
  (17 miles [27.4 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Lakewood Club have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Lakewood Club
  • Lakewood Club is located in Muskegon County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,292 people
• Hesperia
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the east)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Hesperia have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Hesperia
  • Hesperia is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 936 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Hesperia <5>
• Pentwater
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the north)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pentwater
  • Pentwater is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 858 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pentwater <5>
• Rothbury
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the south)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Rothbury have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Rothbury
  • Rothbury is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 456 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Rothbury <5>
• Walkerville
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the northeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Walkerville
  • Walkerville is located in Oceana County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 266 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Walkerville <5>
• Mears
  (5 miles [8 km] to the northwest)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Mears have been provided by the GNIS.<6> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Mears
  • Mears is located in Oceana County
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Mears <5>
• Ferry
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Ferry
  • Ferry is located in Oceana 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 Shelby. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Shelby.

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Shelby ...

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

Adding Shelby to Our Gazetteer ...

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

We also found Shelby in the book titled .<7> From that list, the Shelby post office opened in 1866.

For more details, see References and Mentions for Shelby.

Off-the-Road Links ...

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

The official website for Oceana County: www.oceana.mi.us/

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