Michigan · Census place 2624020

East Jordan, Michigan

East Jordan is a city in Charlevoix County, Michigan with an estimated 2,243 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 237th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024
2,243
#237 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020
+0.2%
+4 people
Land area
3.0 sq mi
+ 0.92 sq mi water
Density
748 / sq mi
State median 2,478
Orange pin: East Jordan. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

East Jordan population, 2020 to 2024

East Jordan added 4 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.2%. In the latest year it moved by +1.

2,23920202,25320212,24620222,24220232,2432024
July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,241. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

East Jordan covers 3.00 square miles of land and 0.92 of water, for 748 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so East Jordan is less dense than the typical town.

What county East Jordan is in

All of East Jordan's residents live in Charlevoix County, which had 26,105 residents in 2024. East Jordan holds 8.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in East Jordan

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps East Jordan by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49727. ZCTAs are Census approximations of USPS ZIP code delivery areas. The list comes from the 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file, so a city that annexed land after 2020 may reach into ZIP codes not listed here.

Where East Jordan is

The Census internal point of East Jordan is at 45.152200, -85.130400. Lansing, the capital, is 169.5 miles S in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Boyne City, MI (3,821 people), 7.1 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Green Bay, WI, 146.6 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal
45.152200, -85.130400
DMS
45°09'7.92"N 85°07'49.44"W
UTM
16N 646962.3E 5001558.4N
Geohash
f052yg9yt
Plus code
86QP5V29+VR

Daylight in East Jordan

At 45.15° N, East Jordan gets about 15 h 38 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 45 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 54 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near East Jordan

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Boyne City, 7.1 miles away, with 3,821 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of East Jordan, MI?

2,243 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 4 (0.2%) from 2,239 in July 2020.

What county is East Jordan in?

Charlevoix County. All of its residents live in that county.

What ZIP codes cover East Jordan?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 49727.

How far is East Jordan from Lansing?

169.5 miles (272.8 km) in a straight line, heading S from East Jordan.

What is the nearest larger city to East Jordan?

Boyne City, MI, with 3,821 residents, 7.1 miles away between internal points.

Sources and data as of

Data as of: Census Vintage 2024 subcounty estimates (July 1, 2024), 2024 Gazetteer places, 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file.

  1. 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
  2. 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
  3. 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
  4. 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)

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