St. James Michigan Map

About St. James, Michigan

St. James is a locality in Charlevoix County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 145. The population density is 54.4 people per km². St. James is located at 45.7454°N, 85.5226°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49782.

St. James exists as a quiet anchor upon the land, defined by the expansive, shifting presence of Lake Michigan that borders its edges. It lies 68.0 miles north of Traverse City, MI (from Traverse City, MI: bearing 4°T), and is situated 32.2 miles north-northwest of Charlevoix. The air here holds a crisp, northern clarity, thinning slightly as it moves across the interior plains and toward the dense, shadowed canopy of the Jordan River State Forest. Five miles away, the Jordan River carves a narrow, persistent path through the earth, feeding the moisture that sustains the deep greens of the surrounding woodlands. St. James Township Park provides a measured space for the land to breathe, offering a vantage point where the light at dusk settles in long, bruised purples over the horizon. Further out, the distant silhouette of McCort Hill rises against the sky, a reminder of the geologic patience required to shape this terrain into its current, steady form.

History in St. James remains etched into the architecture of daily life, where the remnants of early settlement influence the deliberate pace of the current local economy. Agriculture and timber have long provided the structural bones of the region, their legacy visible in the weathered wood of older barns and the orderly lines of orchards that mark the transition between forest and field. Life here moves with the sun, favoring the steady work of maintaining the land over the frantic urgency of larger centers. St. James maintains a character forged by isolation and the necessity of self-reliance, where the seasonal cycles of the North Woods dictate the rhythm of industry. Even as modern demands press inward, the locality remains anchored by its geography, a place where the stillness of the interior woods and the vast, freshwater expanse of Lake Michigan create a singular, enduring identity.

About This St. James Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of St. James, Michigan. Coordinates: 45.745356, -85.522615. 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 St. James includes the ZIP code (49782), telephone area code (906), county seat of Charlevoix County (Charlevoix), and school district assignment (Beaver Island Community School).

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.