Deford Michigan Map

About Deford, Michigan

Deford is a locality in Tuscola County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 480. The population density is 8.0 people per km². Deford is located at 43.5134°N, 83.1924°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48729.

Deford rests in a flat, broad stretch of Michigan's Thumb, where the land gently slopes towards the Saginaw Bay, a subtle incline that defines the drainage and the way the sky seems to stretch endlessly overhead. It lies 35.3 miles east of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 99°T), and is situated 6.1 miles south of Cass City. The fields here are wide, checkerboards of green and gold depending on the season, broken by stands of poplar and maple trees that offer little resistance to the prevailing winds. The air often carries the scent of turned earth and, in the summer, the sweet, heavy perfume of ripening crops. The houses, mostly modest and practical, stand a respectful distance from the road, their porches wide enough to catch a stray breeze on a sweltering August afternoon. The history of Deford is deeply intertwined with the agricultural bounty of Tuscola County, a place where farming has always been the lifeblood. Early settlers, drawn by the fertile soil, cleared the land and established a community built on hard work and a shared understanding of the seasons. The local economy, though diversified, still leans heavily on the cultivation of corn, soybeans, and sugar beets, crops that dictate the rhythm of life from planting to harvest. You can still find remnants of the past in the old grain elevators that punctuate the horizon, silent sentinels of a bygone era, and in the quiet hum of machinery that signals the ongoing work of feeding the nation.

About This Deford Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Deford, Michigan — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 43.513353, -83.192446. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Deford and Tuscola County.

Detailed location data for Deford includes the ZIP code (48729), telephone area code (586), county seat of Tuscola County (Caro), and school district assignment. These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Deford is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.