Welcome to West Bay City (aka 'West Bank City') ...

West Bay City is located in Bay County<1>.

West Bay City was founded in 1877.

A typical abbreviation for West Bay City: W. Bay City

West Bay City is 590 feet [180 m] above sea level.<2>.

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

Area Code for West Bay City: 989

The community of West Bay City has also been called West Bank City.

Communities near West Bay City ...

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

• Saginaw
  (12 miles [19.3 km] to the south)
  • Saginaw is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Saginaw
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 47,823 people
  • Former names for Saginaw:
  • East Saginaw
  • Saginaw City
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Saginaw <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Saginaw
  • From West Bay City to Saginaw
• Midland
  (16 miles [25.7 km] to the west)
  • Midland is located in Midland County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Midland
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 41,769 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Midland <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Midland
  • From West Bay City to Midland
• Frankenmuth
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the southeast)
  • Frankenmuth is located in Saginaw County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 5,655 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Frankenmuth <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Frankenmuth
  • From West Bay City to Frankenmuth
• Essexville
  (3 miles [4.8 km] to the east)
  • Essexville is located in Bay County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 3,244 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Essexville <3>
• Auburn
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Auburn is located in Bay County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 2,069 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Auburn <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Auburn
  • From West Bay City to Auburn
• Zilwaukee city
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the south)
  • Zilwaukee city is located in Saginaw County
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  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,517 people
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Zilwaukee city
  • From West Bay City to Zilwaukee city
• Reese
  (14 miles [22.5 km] to the southeast)
  • Reese is located in Saginaw County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Reese
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,366 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Reese <3>
• Pinconning
  (18 miles [29 km] to the north)
  • Pinconning is located in Bay County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Pinconning
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 1,219 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Pinconning <3>
• Fairgrove
  (18 miles [29 km] to the east)
  • Fairgrove is located in Tuscola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Fairgrove
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 528 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Fairgrove <3>
• Akron
  (19 miles [30.6 km] to the east)
  • Akron is located in Tuscola County
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Akron
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 373 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Akron <3>
  • Google driving directions:
  • From your current location to Akron
  • From West Bay City to Akron

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

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

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

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for West Bay City ...

Looking for more information about West Bay 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.

While we are unaware of a Tourism page that is specific to West Bay City, there are neighboring communities that do have Tourism pages. A map of those communities can be found with our TripAdvisor Page for West Bay City.

Adding West Bay City to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of West Bay 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 (so far) for West Bay City was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<4>

From that list, the West Bay City post office opened in 1878. The West Bay City post office closed in 1905.

For more details, see References and Mentions for West Bay City.