Manistee, Michigan

Manistee, Michigan
City
Mouth of the Manistee River at Lake Michigan. Downtown Manistee and Manistee Lake are in the background.
Nickname:  "Salt City (of the Inland Seas)"
Location of Manistee, Michigan
Manistee, Michigan Location in the United States
Coordinates: 44°14′37″N 86°19′17″W / 44.24361°N 86.32139°W / 44.24361; -86.32139
Country	United States
State	Michigan
County	Manistee
Area [1]
• Total	4.53 sq mi (11.73 km2)
• Land	3.28 sq mi (8.49 km2)
• Water	1.25 sq mi (3.24 km2)
Elevation	663 ft (202 m)
Population  (2020)[2]
• Total	6,259
• Density	1,908.81/sq mi (737.04/km2)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code	49660
Area code	231
FIPS code	26-50720[3]
GNIS feature ID	1620680[4]
Website	manisteemi.gov

Manistee (/mænɪsti/ man-iss-TEE) is a city in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located in southwestern Manistee County, it is part of the northwestern Lower Peninsula. Manistee is the county seat of Manistee County, and its population was 6,259 at the 2020 census.^[5] This makes Manistee the fifth-largest city in Northern Michigan.

Manistee is located on an isthmus between Manistee Lake and Lake Michigan, with the Manistee River bisecting the city as it flows west to the latter. Manistee is located along US 31, one of the major trunkline highways of the state.