Michigan · Census place 2684880

Wayland, Michigan

Wayland is a city in Allegan County, Michigan with an estimated 4,543 residents on July 1, 2024. It is the 162nd largest of 353 incorporated places of 1,000+ people in the state.

Population 2024: 4,543; #162 of 353 in Michigan
Change since 2020: +2.4%; +108 people
Land area: 3.0 sq mi; + 0.05 sq mi water
Density: 1,535 / sq mi; State median 2,478

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

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Wayland population, 2020 to 2024

Wayland added 108 residents from July 2020 to July 2024, a change of +2.4%. In the latest year it moved by +68.

July 1 estimates. The April 2020 estimates base was 4,437. The axis starts above zero so yearly changes are visible.

Wayland covers 2.96 square miles of land and 0.05 of water, for 1,535 people per square mile of land. The median Michigan place of 5,000+ has 2,478, so Wayland is less dense than the typical town.

What county Wayland is in

All of Wayland's residents live in Allegan County, which had 122,429 residents in 2024. Wayland holds 3.7% of the county's population. The shaded shape is on the map above; dots mark the eight nearest places.

ZIP codes in Wayland

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area (ZCTA) overlaps Wayland by at least 10% of the ZCTA's or the city's land: 49348. 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 Wayland is

The Census internal point of Wayland is at 42.673100, -85.641700. Lansing, the capital, is 55.3 miles E in a straight line. The nearest larger place is Allegan, MI (5,152 people), 14.0 miles away. The nearest city of 100,000 or more is Grand Rapids, MI, 19.9 miles away.

Internal point

Decimal: 42.673100, -85.641700
DMS: 42°40'23.16"N 85°38'30.12"W
UTM: 16N 611298.8E 4725408.5N
Geohash: dpe4g0msg
Plus code: 86JPM9F5+68

Daylight in Wayland

At 42.67° N, Wayland gets about 15 h 19 min of daylight around the June solstice and 9 h 02 min around the December solstice, a swing of 6 h 17 min. Figures are sunrise to sunset from the SunCalc model for June 21 and December 21, 2026.

Places near Wayland

The eight nearest incorporated places of 1,000+ in Michigan, measured between internal points. The closest is Middleville, 9.3 miles away, with 4,444 people.

Questions people ask

What is the population of Wayland, MI?

4,543 on July 1, 2024, in the Census Vintage 2024 estimates. That is up 108 (2.4%) from 4,435 in July 2020.

What county is Wayland in?

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

What ZIP codes cover Wayland?

1 ZIP Code Tabulation Area overlaps it by at least 10% of either area: 49348.

How far is Wayland from Lansing?

55.3 miles (89.1 km) in a straight line, heading E from Wayland.

What is the nearest larger city to Wayland?

Allegan, MI, with 5,152 residents, 14.0 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.