Three Rivers, Michigan
Three Rivers, Michigan | |
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Downtown Three Rivers | |
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Location of Three Rivers, Michigan | |
| Coordinates: 41°56′39″N 85°37′56″W / 41.94417°N 85.63222°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | St. Joseph |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.83 sq mi (15.10 km2) |
| • Land | 5.56 sq mi (14.40 km2) |
| • Water | 0.27 sq mi (0.70 km2) |
| Elevation | 804 ft (245 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,973 |
| • Density | 1,433.7/sq mi (553.55/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code | 49093 |
| Area code | 269 |
| FIPS code | 26-79760 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1624987 |
| Website | City website |
Three Rivers is a city in St. Joseph County. The population was 7,973 at the time of the 2020 census.
Three Rivers derives its name from its location at the confluence of the St. Joseph River and two tributaries, the Rocky and Portage rivers. The St. Joseph River flows into Lake Michigan.
The city is the home of St. Gregory's Abbey, a Benedictine monastery of the Episcopal Church, which was established in 1946.
On March 6, 2026, a significant tornado impacted much of Three Rivers, damaging numerous homes and businesses. A PDS tornado warning was issued along with this storm. This tornado was part of a larger tornado outbreak impacting much of the central United States. The isolated supercell thunderstorm that produced the Three Rivers tornado would later go on to produce the devastating Union City tornado.