Lapeer, Michigan

Lapeer, Michigan
City
City of Lapeer
Lapeer County Courthouse
Location within Lapeer County
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Coordinates: 43°03′7″N 83°18′59″W / 43.05194°N 83.31639°W / 43.05194; -83.31639
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Lapeer
Settled	1831
Incorporated	1858 (village) 1869 (city)
Government
• Type	City commission
• Mayor	Debbie Marquardt
• Clerk	Romona Sanchez
• Manager	Mike Womack
Area [1]
• Total	7.51 sq mi (19.46 km2)
• Land	7.34 sq mi (19.02 km2)
• Water	0.17 sq mi (0.44 km2)
Elevation	856 ft (261 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	9,023
• Density	1,229.29/sq mi (474.63/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48446
Area code	810
FIPS code	26-46040[3]
GNIS feature ID	0630146[4]
Website	Official website

Lapeer (/ləˈpɪər/ lə-PEER) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan and is the county seat of Lapeer County.^[5] As of the 2020 census, the city population was 9,023. Most of the city was incorporated from land that was formerly in Lapeer Township, though portions were also annexed from Mayfield Township and Elba Township. Lapeer is in southern Michigan, east of Flint, on the Flint River.