Byron Center, Michigan
Byron Center, Michigan | |
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Byron Area Historic Museum in Kent County | |
Location within Kent County | |
| Coordinates: 42°48′44″N 85°43′22″W / 42.81222°N 85.72278°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Michigan |
| County | Kent |
| Township | Byron |
| Area | |
• Total | 5.10 sq mi (13.21 km2) |
| • Land | 5.08 sq mi (13.16 km2) |
| • Water | 0.02 sq mi (0.05 km2) |
| Elevation | 745 ft (227 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
• Total | 7,431 |
| • Density | 1,461.93/sq mi (564.42/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
| ZIP code(s) | 49315 |
| Area code | 616 |
| FIPS code | 26-12280 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0622409 |
Byron Center is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 7,431 at the 2020 census, which is a significant increase from a population of 5,822 at the 2010 census. Byron Center is located within Byron Township.
Byron Center is home of the Byron Center Bulldogs, and the Byron Center Public Schools district. There are 4 elementary schools in Byron Center. Marshall elementary, Countryside elementary, Brown elementary, and Heritage Elementary. The 5/6 building is named the Nickels Intermediate school. The 7/8 building is West Middle School and the high school (9-12) is Byron Center High School.
As an unincorporated community, Byron Center has no legal autonomy of its own but has its own post office with the 49315 ZIP Code, which serves a much larger area within several surrounding townships.