Michigan · Census place 2627960

Ferrysburg, Michigan

Ferrysburg is a city in Ottawa County, Michigan with an estimated 2,963 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 204th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 2,963; #204 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020: +0.3%; +10 people
Land area: 3.0 sq mi; + 0.60 sq mi water
Density: 991 / sq mi; State median 2,478

Orange pin: Ferrysburg. Shaded: its county. Dark pin: Lansing.

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Ferrysburg population, 2020 to 2024

Ferrysburg added 10 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +0.3%. In the latest year it moved by +27.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 2,952. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Ferrysburg covers 2.99 square miles of land and 0.60 of water, for 991 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Ferrysburg is less dense than the typical town.

What county Ferrysburg is in

All of Ferrysburg's residents live in Ottawa County, which had 306,235 residents in 2024. Ferrysburg holds 1.0% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Ferrysburg

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (ZCTAs) overlap Ferrysburg by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49409, 49456. 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 Ferrysburg is

The Census internal point of Ferrysburg is at 43.087500, -86.227000. Lansing, the capital, is 88.1 miles ESE in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Grand Haven, MI (11,045 people), 2.3 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Grand Rapids, MI, 30.1 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 43.087500, -86.227000
DMS: 43°05'15.00"N 86°13'37.20"W
UTM: 16N 562916.6E 4770821.5N
Geohash: dpdtjgg6v
Plus code: 86MM3QQF+26

Daylight in Ferrysburg

At 43.09° N, Ferrysburg gets about 15 h 22 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 00 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 23 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Ferrysburg

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Spring Lake, 1.9 miles away, with 2,510 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Ferrysburg, MI?

2,963 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 10 (0.3%) from 2,953 in July 2020.

What county is Ferrysburg in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Ferrysburg?

2 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas overlap it by at least 10% of either area: 49409, 49456.

How far is Ferrysburg from Lansing?

88.1 miles (141.7 km) in a straight line, heading ESE from Ferrysburg.

What is the nearest larger city to Ferrysburg?

Grand Haven, MI, with 11,045 residents, 2.3 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.

How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.