Leonidas is a township in St. Joseph County, Michigan, home to about 1,036 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49066, and parts of 49040 and 49072 are in Leonidas too.
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)61 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN65 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL120 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Leonidas; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Leonidas had 1,161 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1171st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
St. Joseph County grew from 23,889 residents in 1900 to 60,939 in 2020.
St. Joseph County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Three Rivers, MI weather station (15 miles away).
19,429 jobs at 1,149 businesses in St. Joseph County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
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Shares ZIP codes with Mendon, Colon, Nottawa Township (St. Joseph County), Sherwood, Park Township, Matteson, Lockport and Brady Township (Kalamazoo County).
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