Niles, Michigan

Niles, Michigan
City
Downtown Niles along East Main Street
Seal
Nickname:  The City of Four Flags
Location within Berrien County (left) and Cass County (right)
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Coordinates: 41°49′48″N 86°15′15″W / 41.83000°N 86.25417°W / 41.83000; -86.25417
Country	United States
State	Michigan
Counties	Berrien and Cass
Settled	1691 (Fort St. Joseph)
Incorporated	1835 (village) 1859 (city)
Government
• Type	Mayor–council
• Mayor	Nick Shelton
• Administrator	Ric Huff
Area [1]
• Total	5.95 sq mi (15.42 km2)
• Land	5.79 sq mi (15.01 km2)
• Water	0.16 sq mi (0.41 km2)
Elevation	686 ft (209 m)
Population  (2020)
• Total	11,988
• Density	2,069.04/sq mi (798.79/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	49120, 49121
Area code	269
FIPS code	26-57760[2]
GNIS feature ID	0633412[3]
Website	www.nilesmi.org

Niles is a city in Berrien and Cass counties in the U.S. state of Michigan, near the Indiana state line city of South Bend. The population was 11,988 according to the 2020 census. It is the larger, by population, of the two principal cities in the Niles-Benton Harbor metropolitan area, an area with 153,797 people.^[4]