Local servicesHospitalSchoolcraft Memorial Hospital11.0 miPost officeCooks Post Office2.7 miTown hallThompson Township Hall9.0 miFire stationInwood Township Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDelta County Airport ESC32 miUS highwayUS 23.0 miCoachManistique (BP Gas)Indian Trails12 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49817 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49817 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 45 min5:55 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 39 min8:24 am – 5:03 pm
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People580 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 41.8241 householdsMedian household income $63,984Median home value $211,90093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,415 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting11.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 207 employedMain industries: education and health care 24%, construction 21%, public administration 14%Average commute 19 minutes85% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 1% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 8% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%3% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 8°F34 in of rain a year, on about 75 dayswettest month September1 days above 90°F, 185 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Garden Corners station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsPalms Book State Parkstate park · 7.0 mi · 383 acresIndian Lake State Parkstate park · 7.1 mi · 537 acresStraslerstate conservation land · 10.8 mi · 84 acresHiawatha National Forestnational forest · 13.1 mi · 899,297 acresShingleton Forest Management Unitstate conservation land · 12.7 miUniversity of Michiganstate conservation land · 14.4 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowSchoolcraft County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively LowCold wave Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality83% of days had good air in 2025296 of 355 days measured54 moderate, 3 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 2 unhealthy daysMedian index 33, worst day 167main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, Schoolcraft County monitors, MI
Internet at home89% of households have a broadband subscription46% have cable, fibre or DSL20% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterManistiqueserves 3,197 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation706 ft215 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
