Map of Shelby, United States

Shelby is a city in Michigan, United States, with a population of about 74,099. It lies at 42.6709°N, 83.0330°W, about 207 m above sea level. Shelby is about 656 km (408 mi) northwest of Washington, D.C., the capital. The nearest city on our map is Rochester Hills, 10 km to the west.

Shelby at a glance

Where is Shelby?

• The 18th largest city in Michigan on this site.
• Located in the Northern and Western hemispheres.
• Daylight ranges from about 9 h 02 min on the shortest day to 15 h 19 min on the longest day (around 21 December and 21 June).

Cities near Shelby

• Rochester Hills — 10 km west
• Sterling Heights — 10 km south
• Troy — 12 km southwest
• Clinton Township — 13 km southeast
• Warren — 20 km south
• Roseville — 21 km south
• Pontiac — 21 km west
• Royal Oak — 22 km southwest
• Saint Clair Shores — 23 km southeast
• Southfield — 27 km southwest

Largest cities in Michigan

• Detroit — 645,705
• Grand Rapids — 195,097
• Warren — 134,056
• Sterling Heights — 132,052
• Ann Arbor — 117,070
• Lansing — 112,644
• Clinton Township — 99,753
• Flint — 98,310
• Dearborn — 95,171
• Livonia — 94,635

Largest cities in United States

• New York City — 8,804,190
• Los Angeles — 3,820,914
• Brooklyn — 2,736,074
• Chicago — 2,664,452
• Queens — 2,316,841
• Houston — 2,314,157
• Phoenix — 1,650,070
• Philadelphia — 1,573,916
• San Antonio — 1,526,656
• Manhattan — 1,487,536

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Sources: place names, coordinates, populations and time zones from GeoNames (CC BY 4.0, data retrieved October 2026). Population figures are the latest values recorded in GeoNames; depending on the country they refer to the city proper, a municipality or a wider urban area, so they can differ from census or metro-area figures. Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.