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East China Michigan Map

Explore East China, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of East China, Michigan

How to Use This East China, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for East China, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to East China.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityEast China
StateMichigan (MI)
CountySt. Clair County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude42.753479
Longitude-82.484451
Population4,800
Density120.0 /km²
IncorporatedN/A
ZIP Code48054
Area Code313
County SeatPort Huron

About East China, Michigan

East China is a locality in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 4,800. The population density is 120.0 people per km². East China is located at 42.7535°N, 82.4845°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48054.

East China reveals its character through the steady, insistent presence of the Belle River, which carves a quiet path through the low-lying plains and dense woodlands that define the local terrain. It lies 13.8 miles east-northeast of New Baltimore, MI (from New Baltimore, MI: bearing 69°T), and is situated 4.7 miles south of Saint Clair. The landscape here is defined by an expansive, level horizon, where the sky often appears wider than the earth it shadows, and the air carries a crisp, inland clarity that sharpens the edges of the autumn maples. Residents find a particular stillness at East China Township Park, where the transition from field to forest creates a sanctuary for local wildlife, offering a grounded perspective on a region that remains deeply connected to its terrestrial roots.

Industrial history remains a living current in East China, where the modern economy reflects a legacy of production and industrious labor that has long shaped the surrounding corridors. The proximity to Lake Saint Clair exerts a subtle influence on the local temperament, drawing a steady rhythm of life toward the water’s edge without ever disrupting the calm of the interior fields. People here move with a deliberate, unhurried purpose, favoring the enduring stability of their surroundings over the frantic pace of larger centers. In the quiet hours of the late afternoon, when the light turns a pale, translucent gold across the open meadows, the permanence of the land feels like a quiet promise kept to those who choose to make their lives here.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • East China Township Park (Local Park) — 0.1 mi, 003° N
  • Township Park (Local Park) — 0.7 mi, 335° NW
  • The Snug Theatre (Theatre) — 2.5 mi, 188° S
  • The Mariner LLC (Gallery) — 2.7 mi, 189° S
  • King Road Park (Local Recreation) — 2.9 mi, 206° SW
  • Pine Shores Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 4.0 mi, 351° N
  • Palmer Park Arch (Attraction) — 4.8 mi, 359° N
  • Alice W. Moore Woods (Conservation Area) — 5.6 mi, 359° N
  • Rattle Run (Park) — 6.2 mi, 296° NW
  • St. Clair River Country Club (Park) — 6.5 mi, 359° N
  • Algonac State Park (State Park) — 6.7 mi, 195° S
  • St. Johns Marsh State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 8.2 mi, 220° SW
  • Algonac Veteran's Memorial (Monument) — 9.5 mi, 194° S
  • Algonac Boat Anchor (Monument) — 9.9 mi, 195° S
  • Tecumseh Monument (Monument) — 10.3 mi, 190° S
  • Sled Museum (Museum) — 10.7 mi, 004° N
  • St. Clair Flats State Wildlife Area (State Conservation Area) — 10.8 mi, 210° SW
  • Oasis Tiki Shelter (Attraction) — 12.7 mi, 216° SW
  • SC4 Tower (Viewpoint) — 15.8 mi, 011° N
  • McMorran Place Theatre (Theatre) — 15.9 mi, 011° N
  • Wetzel Recreation Area (State Recreation Area) — 17.9 mi, 267° W
  • Farm Museum (Museum) — 18.2 mi, 331° NW
  • Gull Island Sandbar (Attraction) — 18.4 mi, 213° SW
  • NIKE-AJAX Missile (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 244° SW
  • AMC Birchwood 10 (Cinema) — 19.5 mi, 005° N
  • Gratiot Valley Railroad Club (Museum) — 22.4 mi, 244° SW
  • Lakeport State Park (State Park) — 24.2 mi, 358° N
  • MJR Partridge Creek Digital Cinema 14 (Cinema) — 25.1 mi, 249° W
  • The Halo (Public Artwork) — 27.0 mi, 251° W
  • The Baumgartner House Museum And Fraser Depot Visitor Center (Museum) — 27.3 mi, 236° SW

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About This East China Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East China, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.753479, -82.484451. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for East China includes the ZIP code (48054), telephone area code (313), county seat of St. Clair County (Port Huron), and school district assignment.

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.