Troy Michigan Map

About Troy, Michigan

Troy is a locality in Oakland County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of 87,898. The population density is 1007.8 people per km². Troy is located at 42.6056°N, 83.1499°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 48098.

Troy’s landscape unfolds with a subtle, rolling grace, a testament to the glacial history that shaped its terrain. It lies 3.6 miles south of Rochester Hills, MI (from Rochester Hills, MI: bearing 180°T), and is situated 6.3 miles west-north-west of Sterling Heights. Mature oak and maple trees, their branches reaching wide, create a dappled canopy over residential streets, their leaves rustling in the temperate Michigan breeze. The air here, particularly in the late afternoon, often carries a faint, sweet scent of mown grass and blooming lilacs, a quiet perfume that softens the edges of the suburban sprawl. Drainage ditches, often lined with reeds and wildflowers, trace the land’s natural contours, feeding into the network of streams that thread through the area, hinting at the larger waterways that lie beyond. This land, once a quiet expanse of farms and woodlands, has transformed over the decades, its economy shifting from the agrarian to the industrious and then to the service-oriented. The legacy of its agricultural past can still be glimpsed in the occasional remaining barn or the names of roads that evoke a more rural time, but the present pulse of Troy is one of commerce and innovation. Large corporate campuses now dot the horizon, their sleek architecture a stark contrast to the older, more modest homes that surround them. The area’s well-established retail centers draw people from across the region, and the presence of significant educational institutions fosters a vibrant intellectual current, a constant hum of activity that belies the outward appearance of quietude.

About This Troy Map Page

This page provides an interactive Google map of Troy, 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 Troy and Oakland County.

Detailed location data for Troy includes the ZIP code (49459), telephone area code (616, 313), county seat of Oakland County (Pontiac), and school district assignment (Troy School District). 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 Troy is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.