Sylvan Lake, Michigan
Sylvan Lake, Michigan | |
|---|---|
| City of Sylvan Lake | |
Location within Oakland County | |
Sylvan Lake Location within the state of Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 42°36′41″N 83°19′43″W / 42.61139°N 83.32861°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Oakland |
| Settled | 1824 |
| Incorporated | 1921 (village) 1947 (city) |
| Government | |
| • Type | Mayor–council |
| • Mayor | Jim Cowper |
| • Manager | John Martin |
| Area | |
• City | 0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2) |
| • Land | 0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2) |
| • Water | 0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2) |
| Elevation | 955 ft (291 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• City | 1,723 |
| • Density | 3,316.3/sq mi (1,280.42/km2) |
| • Metro | 4,296,250 (Metro Detroit) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 48320 (Keego Harbor) |
| Area code | 248 |
| FIPS code | 26-77860 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1614519 |
| Website | Official website |
Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sylvan Lake is located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) from downtown Detroit, and borders Pontiac to the east. As of the 2020 census, Sylvan Lake had a population of 1,723. With a land area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), Sylvan Lake is the fourth-smallest city by land area in the state after Clarkston, Petersburg, and neighboring Keego Harbor.