Welcome to Ishpeming ...

The city of Ishpeming is located in the central region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP).

Ishpeming is located in Marquette County<1>.

While we don't have a date for the founding of Ishpeming, you might get a feel for it by knowing that during our research the earliest mention that we found (so far) was on a map dated ?.

From the  Census Estimates for 2019, Ishpeming has a population of 6,411 people<2> (see below for details).

The community of Ishpeming is 1,410 feet [430 m] above sea level.<3>.

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

Note: If you travel south from Ishpeming (for example, toward Norway), you will leave Eastern Time and cross into the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT).

Ishpeming is within the (906) area code.

The ZIP code for Ishpeming: 49849<4>

Websites for Ishpeming ...

Official Website: www.ishpemingcity.org/

Population Details ...

Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Ishpeming had an population of 6,411 people. This is a decrease of 0.91% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 4.11% since the 2000 Census).

At the time of the 2010 Census, Ishpeming had a population of 6,470 people (which is 9.65% of the total population of Marquette County). This makes Ishpeming the county's 2nd most populous community.

The population of Ishpeming represents 0.07% of the population of Michigan (which has 9,883,640 people), making it the state's 127th most populous community.

With a 2010 count of 6,470 people, the population of Ishpeming decreased 3.23% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 6,686 people).

More information can be found on the Census Page for Ishpeming.

Communities near Ishpeming ...

We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Ishpeming.

• Marquette
  (13 miles [20.9 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Marquette
  • Marquette is located in Marquette County
  • Population from the 2020 Census: 20,308 people
  • Jump to TripAdvisor's Tourism page for Marquette <5>
• Barnes - Hecker Mine ‑ Historic
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Note: We haven't been able to verify our GPS coordinates for Barnes - Hecker Mine. Although the coordinates have been estimated, they should be in the vicinity.<6>
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Barnes - Hecker Mine
  • Barnes - Hecker Mine is located in Marquette County
• Greenwood
  (4 miles [6.4 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Greenwood
  • Greenwood is located in Marquette County
• Palmer
  (5 miles [8 km] to the southeast)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Palmer
  • Palmer is located in Marquette County
• South Greenwood
  (5 miles [8 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for South Greenwood
  • South Greenwood is located in Marquette County
  • South Greenwood has also been known as:
  • Greenwood Station
• Diorite
  (7 miles [11.3 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Diorite
  • Diorite is located in Marquette County
  • Diorite has also been known as:
  • Diotrite
• Clarksburg
  (8 miles [12.9 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clarksburg
  • Clarksburg is located in Marquette County
• Brookton Corners
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the east)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Brookton Corners
  • Brookton Corners is located in Marquette County
• Humboldt
  (10 miles [16.1 km] to the west)
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Humboldt
  • Humboldt is located in Marquette County
• Clowry
  (11 miles [17.7 km] to the west)
  • Note: The GPS coordinates that we are using for Clowry have been provided by the GNIS.<7> The coordinates still need to be verified.
  • Jump to our Gazetteer entry for Clowry
  • Clowry is located in Marquette County

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

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

We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Ishpeming. Our list includes 16 papers. See our Newspapers Page for Ishpeming.

TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Ishpeming ...

Looking for more information about Ishpeming? 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.

In addition to the Tourism page for Ishpeming, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Ishpeming.

Adding Ishpeming to Our Gazetteer ...

We originally found mention of Ishpeming 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 for Ishpeming was on a map titled Road Map for Michigan (from Shell Oil, 1956).

We also found Ishpeming in the book titled Business Atlas and Shippers' Guide (1895).

For more details, see References and Mentions for Ishpeming.

Off-the-Road Links ...

The official website for Ishpeming: www.ishpemingcity.org/

The official website for Marquette County: www.co.marquette.mi.us/

The official website for State of Michigan: https://www.michigan.gov/