Michigan · Census place 2671540
Sandusky, Michigan
Sandusky is a city in Sanilac County, Michigan with an estimated 2,679 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 215th largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.
- Population 2024
- 2,679
- #215 of 353 in Michigan
- Change since 2020
- -0.9%
- -25 people
- Land area
- 2.2 sq mi
- Density
- 1,246 / sq mi
- State median 2,478
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Sandusky population, 2020 to 2024
Sandusky lost 25 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of -0.9%. In the latest year it moved by -9.
Sandusky covers 2.15 square miles of land, for 1,246 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Sandusky is less dense than the typical town.
What county Sandusky is in
All of Sandusky's residents live in Sanilac County, which had 40,293 residents in 2024. Sandusky holds 6.6% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.
ZIP codes in Sandusky
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Sandusky by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 48471. 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 Sandusky is
The Census internal point of Sandusky is at 43.420200, -82.833000. Lansing, the capital, is 99.0 miles WSW in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Bad Axe, MI (2,966 people), 27.8 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Sterling Heights, MI, 58.8 miles away.
Internal point
- Decimal
- 43.420200, -82.833000
- DMS
- 43°25'12.72"N 82°49'58.80"W
- UTM
- 17N 351615.9E 4809110.7N
- Geohash
- dptp506ug
- Plus code
- 86MVC5C8+3R
Daylight in Sandusky
At 43.42° N, Sandusky gets about 15 h 25 min of daylight around the June solstice and 8 h 57 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 28 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.
Places near Sandusky
The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Marlette, 14.0 miles away, with 1,843 people.
Questions people ask
What is the population of Sandusky, MI?
2,679 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is down 25 (0.9%) from 2,704 in July 2020.
What county is Sandusky in?
Sanilac County. All of its residents live in that county.
What ZIP codes cover Sandusky?
1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 48471.
How far is Sandusky from Lansing?
99.0 miles (159.3 km) in a straight line, heading WSW from Sandusky.
What is the nearest larger city to Sandusky?
Bad Axe, MI, with 2,966 residents, 27.8 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.
- 01Census Vintage 2024 subcounty population estimates
- 02Census 2024 Gazetteer, places
- 03Census 2020 ZCTA to place relationship file
- 04Census 2024 cartographic boundary file, counties (1:5,000,000)
How every number is computed: methodology. Spotted a wrong figure? Report an error.