Bay City, Michigan

Bay City
City
Bay City from across the Saginaw River Downtown Midland Street Lafayette Avenue Bridge Veterans Memorial Park
Location within Bay County
Bay City Location within the state of Michigan Show map of Michigan Bay City Location within the United States Show map of the United States
Coordinates: 43°35′42″N 83°53′19″W / 43.59500°N 83.88861°W / 43.59500; -83.88861
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Bay
Settled	1831
Incorporated	1865
Government
• Type	Council–manager
• Mayor	Christopher Girard
• Manager	Dana Muscott
Area [1]
• City	11.20 sq mi (29.01 km2)
• Land	10.17 sq mi (26.33 km2)
• Water	1.03 sq mi (2.68 km2)
Elevation	585 ft (178.3 m)
Population  (2020)
• City	32,661
• Density	3,212.77/sq mi (1,240.51/km2)
• Urban	70,585 (US: 390th)
• Metro	107,110 (US: 335th)
Time zone	UTC-5 (EST)
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)	48706–48708
Area code	989
FIPS code	26-06020
GNIS feature ID	0620777[2]
Website	www.baycitymi.gov

Bay City is a city in Bay County, Michigan, United States, and its county seat. The population was 32,661 at the 2020 census. The city is located just upriver from the Saginaw Bay on the Saginaw River. It is the principal city of the Bay City metropolitan area, which is coterminous with Bay County as part of the larger Greater Tri-Cities region of Central Michigan.^[3] Several historic bridges cross the Saginaw River in Bay City, including Liberty Bridge, Veterans Memorial Bridge, Independence Bridge, and Lafayette Avenue Bridge.