Ruby Michigan Map

About Ruby, Michigan

Ruby is a locality in St. Clair County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 714. The population density is 72.6 people per km². Ruby is located at 43.0423°N, 82.6074°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48049.

Ruby rests in the gentle embrace of St. Clair County's rolling terrain, a landscape painted with the muted greens of cultivated fields and the deeper hues of scattered woodlots. It lies 10.5 miles west-north-west of Port Huron, MI (from Port Huron, MI: bearing 298°T), and is situated 6.5 miles west of Fort Gratiot. Here, the air often carries the faint, sweet scent of earth turned and crops growing, a perfume that lingers even after the sun dips below the western horizon, leaving behind a sky bruised with twilight purples and soft oranges. The land itself is a study in subtle contours, rising and falling with a quiet dignity that speaks of patient cultivation rather than dramatic upheaval, and the roads that wind through it seem to follow the land's own meandering thoughts. The history of Ruby is deeply entwined with the agricultural heart of the region, a place where generations have coaxed sustenance from the fertile soil. Its economy has long been tethered to the bounty of the land, with farms still dotting the surrounding countryside, their silos standing like sentinels against the wide Michigan sky. While the grand days of expansive farming have evolved, a persistent spirit of resilience and connection to the earth remains the hallmark of Ruby, a quiet testament to the enduring cycles of planting and harvest that have shaped its character.

About This Ruby Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Ruby, Michigan with street, satellite and terrain views and integrated Street View imagery. 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 Ruby and St. Clair County.

Detailed location data for Ruby includes the ZIP code (48049), telephone area code (313), county seat of St. Clair County (Port Huron), and school district assignment (Yale Public 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 Ruby is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.