East Tawas Michigan Map

About East Tawas, Michigan

East Tawas is a locality in Iosco County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 2,675. The population density is 368.7 people per km². East Tawas is located at 44.2795°N, 83.4903°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48730.

East Tawas unfurls along the sandy shores of Lake Huron, a place where the sky often bleeds into the water in a haze of soft blues and grays. It lies 51.3 miles north-north-east of Bay City, MI (from Bay City, MI: bearing 23°T), and is situated 1.4 miles east-north-east of Tawas. The landscape here is a gentle surrender to the lake’s vastness, marked by wide, sun-bleached beaches that stretch like welcoming arms. Pine trees, stoic and fragrant, fringe the edges of town, their needles whispering secrets on the breeze that carries the clean, sharp scent of freshwater. The streets themselves possess a quiet order, lined with modest homes and businesses that seem to breathe with the slow, steady rhythm of the seasons, a pace dictated less by clocks and more by the ebb and flow of the lake’s moods. The history of East Tawas is deeply intertwined with the lumber industry, a past that echoes in the sturdy, enduring character of its architecture and the resilience of its people. For a time, the air was thick with the scent of sawmills and the rumble of logging trains, a robust economy built on the back of the vast northern forests. Today, while remnants of that era can still be found, the primary pulse of East Tawas beats with tourism, drawing visitors to its marinas, its charming downtown shops, and the alluring call of the great lake. The Tawas Point State Park, a finger of land reaching into the water, stands as a sentinel, its historic lighthouse a beacon for both passing ships and a reminder of the town’s maritime heritage, a place where the past and present drift together like driftwood on the tide.

About This East Tawas Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of East Tawas, Michigan — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 44.279461, -83.490252. 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 East Tawas and Iosco County.

Detailed location data for East Tawas includes the ZIP code (48730), telephone area code (586), county seat of Iosco County (Tawas City), and school district assignment (Tawas Area Schools). 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 East Tawas is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.