Shoreham Michigan Map

About Shoreham, Michigan

Shoreham is a locality in Berrien County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 844. The population density is 556.1 people per km². Shoreham is located at 42.0595°N, 86.5164°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Shoreham is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49085.

Shoreham occupies a quiet stretch of land where the relentless horizon of Lake Michigan defines the western edge of the world. It lies 7.4 miles southwest of Benton Township, MI (from Benton Township, MI: bearing 229°T), and is situated 5.1 miles southwest of Benton Harbor. The landscape here consists of flat, fertile earth that transitions into sandy bluffs, shaped by the ancient, rhythmic pulse of the water. Below these heights, the Southwest Michigan Great Lakes State Bottomland Preserve protects the submerged reaches, holding the quiet secrets of vessels long claimed by the deep. To the east, the modest current of Hickory Creek carves a path through the soil, its presence felt in the humid, cooling breath that rises from the ground during the long, golden hours of a Midwestern dusk.

Shoreham retains a character defined by its proximity to the water and the seasonal cycles of the surrounding orchards. The local economy has long been anchored by the productivity of the land, with the climate allowing for the cultivation of fruits that have sustained the region for generations. Residents move with a measured pace, often looking toward the blue expanse of Lake Michigan as the central anchor of their daily lives. While the distant silhouette of Mount Edward creates a faint, jagged line against the sky far to the east, the life of Shoreham remains focused on the immediate, tangible connection between the soil and the shore, where the light at sunset turns the gray-blue water into a field of flickering copper.

About This Shoreham Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Shoreham, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.059486, -86.516411. 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 Shoreham includes the ZIP code (49085), telephone area code (269), county seat of Berrien County (St. Joseph), and school district assignment (St. Joseph Public Schools).

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.