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Union City Michigan Map

Explore Union City, Michigan, with this interactive street and satellite map.

This page also offers TOPO MAPS — the official USGS topographic sheets — plus USGS aerial imagery, a labelled USNG grid overlay, a distance and bearing tool, and a GPS grid-reference readout. See How to Use This Map below.

Interactive Map of Union City, Michigan

How to Use This Union City, Michigan Map

This interactive map shows the street layout and satellite imagery for Union City, Michigan. Use the Map and Satellite buttons above to switch between street map and aerial imagery views. Use the + and buttons to zoom in or out, or scroll your mouse wheel while holding the Control key to zoom. On a touchscreen, use a two-finger pinch gesture. Drag the map to pan to any area of Michigan or beyond.

Click ⛶ Fullscreen to expand the map to fill your screen. To return to the normal page view, press the Escape key, click the ✕ Exit Fullscreen button that appears above the map, or on a mobile device tap the back button (Android) or the close icon (iOS).

TOPO MAPS — NEW. Click the green 🔍 Search Maps button below the map to open a second map with a Base map row offering three choices. OSM is the standard OpenStreetMap street map. Topo shows the official USGS topographic maps from The National Map — contours, hydrography, land cover and shaded relief, the same mapping used for hiking, hunting and back-country navigation in the Adirondacks, the Catskills and the Finger Lakes. Imagery shows USGS aerial photography, mostly 1-metre NAIP. The search box finds any US town, county or landmark by name, so you are not limited to Union City.

Reading the map like a paper quad. Click Grid to overlay the U.S. National Grid (USNG), labelled along the edges exactly as a printed topographic sheet is — at normal zoom the squares are one kilometre across, so you can read a six-figure grid reference by eye and judge distance directly off the map. Click Measure, then tap two points, to get the distance between them together with the grid bearing in degrees and mils, the true bearing, and the magnetic bearing to set on a compass.

Click 📍 My position to take a single GPS reading from your device. It marks where you are and reports your position as a USNG grid reference as well as plain latitude and longitude — USNG being the format FEMA and US search and rescue teams work from — with a Copy position button so you can paste it straight into a text message. It takes one reading and stops, rather than tracking continuously, to conserve your battery. Note that map tiles need cell coverage, but a GPS reading does not — your coordinates stay correct even where the map itself cannot load.

CityUnion City
StateMichigan (MI)
CountyBranch County
CountryUnited States of America
TimezoneEastern Time (America/Detroit)
Latitude42.066714
Longitude-85.136088
Population1,714
Density458.0 /km²
IncorporatedYes
ZIP Code49094
Area Code269
County SeatColdwater
School DistrictUnion City Community Schools

About Union City, Michigan

Union City is a locality in Branch County, Michigan, United States. It has a population of approximately 1,714. The population density is 458.0 people per km². Union City is located at 42.0667°N, 85.1361°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. Union City is an incorporated locality. ZIP code: 49094.

Union City emerges where the Saint Joseph River carves a deliberate path through the fertile, quiet expanse of the Michigan interior. It lies 11.2 miles northwest of Coldwater, MI (from Coldwater, MI: bearing 321°T), and is situated 17.7 miles south of Battle Creek. The landscape surrounding Union City unfolds in a series of muted earth tones, where the heavy, loam-rich soil yields to the gentle depressions of Cherry Flats. To the north, the horizon is anchored by the distant, hazy silhouette of Walnut Ridge, providing a permanent backdrop to the low-lying plains. Only a mile away, the quiet waters of Union Lake mirror the sprawling sky, their surface often undisturbed save for the subtle ripple of migrating waterfowl. The air here carries a weight of damp earth and cooling grass, particularly at dusk when the fading light turns the river’s slow-moving current into a ribbon of tarnished silver.

Prosperity in Union City has long been tethered to the rhythmic cycles of the land, with the economy drawing its strength from the agrarian traditions that first took root in this basin. Generations of settlers recognized the utility of the river as a corridor for trade, and the legacy of that early industry persists in the way the local infrastructure respects the slow, deliberate pace of the water. Residents often gather near the green expanses of Turtle Creek Golf Course, where the manicured fairways offer a stark, ordered contrast to the wilder, wooded fringes that define the region. The character of the place remains fixed in a steady, unadorned industriousness, a quiet persistence that manifests in the well-maintained storefronts and the seasonal migration of labor tied to the harvest. Life here moves with the patience of a river, characterized by an enduring connection to the soil and a pragmatic outlook forged over decades of change.

Nearby Outdoor Places

  • Turtle Creek Golf Course (Park) — 3.1 mi, 016° N
  • Village Park (Local Park) — 6.8 mi, 230° SW
  • Waffle Park and Campground (Private Recreation) — 7.1 mi, 132° SE
  • Coldwater Country Club (Park) — 8.0 mi, 138° SE
  • Fulton State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 9.2 mi, 278° W
  • Coldwater Recreation Area (Local Recreation) — 9.8 mi, 145° SE
  • Tibbits Opera House (Theatre) — 11.0 mi, 142° SE
  • Wing House Museum (Museum) — 11.3 mi, 141° SE
  • Binder Park Municipal Golf Course (Local Recreation) — 11.5 mi, 356° N
  • GQT Lakeview 10 (Cinema) — 13.8 mi, 349° N
  • Leidy Lake State Game Area (State Conservation Area) — 14.0 mi, 246° SW
  • Eastend Sutdio & Gallery (Gallery) — 16.8 mi, 032° NE
  • Bogar Movie Theater (Cinema) — 16.9 mi, 033° NE
  • Sojourner Truth Memorial (Public Artwork) — 17.4 mi, 353° N
  • Full Blast (Attraction) — 17.6 mi, 352° N
  • Battle Creek Regional History Museum (Museum) — 18.0 mi, 351° N
  • 9/11 Memorial (Monument) — 18.0 mi, 351° N
  • Historic Adventist Village (Museum) — 18.3 mi, 350° N
  • Leila Park Children's Garden (Museum) — 18.9 mi, 348° N
  • Deliverance (Attraction) — 19.4 mi, 330° NW
  • Granny's Garden (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 329° NW
  • Frog Holler (Attraction) — 19.5 mi, 329° NW
  • Coldwater State Park (State Park) — 19.6 mi, 155° SE
  • Barn Theater (Theatre) — 21.6 mi, 326° NW
  • North Country National Scenic Trail (National Trail) — 21.8 mi, 331° NW · 286 acres
  • Sturgis Historical Society Museum (Museum) — 23.3 mi, 219° SW
  • Pokagon State Park (State Park) — 24.3 mi, 167° S
  • Wetland View (Viewpoint) — 24.6 mi, 167° S
  • Veterans Memorial (Monument) — 25.0 mi, 292° W
  • Manistee National Forest (National Forest) — 35.6 mi, 326° NW · 539k acres

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About This Union City Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Union City, Michigan. Coordinates: 42.066714, -85.136088. 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 Union City includes the ZIP code (49094), telephone area code (269), county seat of Branch County (Coldwater), and school district assignment (Union City Community Schools).

Search Maps opens a second, independent map. It searches OpenStreetMap for any US town, county or landmark by name; offers USGS topographic maps and USGS aerial imagery as base layers; overlays a labelled U.S. National Grid (USNG) so the map can be read like a printed topographic quad; measures distance and grid, true and magnetic bearings between any two points; and takes a single GPS fix reporting your position as a USNG grid reference and as latitude and longitude. Map tiles require cell coverage, but a GPS position does not, so the coordinates remain correct even where the map cannot load.

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.

Page generatedSeptember 2026
Location dataSimpleMaps US Cities Database; coordinates matched to USGS GNIS definitive data
Map layersGoogle Maps; © OpenStreetMap contributors; USGS The National Map topographic and aerial imagery (public domain); magnetic declination from NOAA NCEI (World Magnetic Model)
Wikipedia validationArticle content matched to USGS GNIS coordinates via Wikipedia geosearch API.