Sylvan Lake, Michigan

Sylvan Lake, Michigan
City of Sylvan Lake
Location within Oakland County
Sylvan Lake
Location within the state of Michigan
Coordinates: 42°36′41″N 83°19′43″W / 42.61139°N 83.32861°W / 42.61139; -83.32861
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyOakland
Settled1824
Incorporated1921 (village)
1947 (city)
Government
  TypeMayor–council
  MayorJim Cowper
  ManagerJohn Martin
Area
  City
0.85 sq mi (2.20 km2)
  Land0.52 sq mi (1.35 km2)
  Water0.33 sq mi (0.86 km2)
Elevation
955 ft (291 m)
Population
 (2020)
  City
1,723
  Density3,313.46/sq mi (1,280.42/km2)
  Metro
4,296,250 (Metro Detroit)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48320 (Keego Harbor)
Area code(s)248
FIPS code26-77860
GNIS feature ID1614519
WebsiteOfficial website

Sylvan Lake is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. A northern suburb of Detroit, Sylvan Lake is located roughly 26 miles (41.8 km) from downtown Detroit, and borders Pontiac to the east. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 1,720. With a land area of 0.51 square miles (1.32 km2), Sylvan Lake is the fourth-smallest city by land area in the state after Clarkston, Petersburg, and neighboring Keego Harbor.