Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:55 am – 9:29 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min8:14 am – 5:03 pm
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People3,410 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 50.91,588 householdsMedian household income $73,681Median home value $189,700Median rent $1,206 a month90% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,798 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.0% unemployment rate54% of adults are in the labour force, 1,495 employedMain industries: education and health care 17%, construction 13%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 37 minutes77% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 15% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 77°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 24°F, lows 10°F36 in of rain a year, on about 89 dayswettest month October126 in of snow a year, on about 66 days3 days above 90°F, 188 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Kalkaska 11se station, 7 mi away
Parks and public landsMNRTF Parcel 49state conservation land · 7.4 mi · 159 acresHeadquarters Lake Impoundment State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 7.9 mi · 424 acresBoardman Township Parkpark · 7.6 miVeterans Parkpark · 8.3 miCannon Creek Flooding No. 2 State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 11.1 mi · 93 acresMNRTF Parcel 144state conservation land · 11.4 mi · 103 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowGrand Traverse County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsWinter weather Very HighCold wave Relatively HighSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality87% of days had good air in 2025313 of 360 days measured43 moderate, 4 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 35, worst day 133main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Missaukee County, MI, 17 mi away
Internet at home83% of households have a broadband subscription37% have cable, fibre or DSL21% rely on a mobile data plan alone16% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterTraverse Cityserves 14,532 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,129 ft344 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalKalkaska Memorial Medical Center11.7 miPost officeSouth Boardman Post Office7.2 miTown hallFife Lake Township Hall8.3 miPoliceFife Lake Township Police Department8.3 miFire stationGarfield Township Fire Department1.8 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCherry Capital Airport TVC23 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR117 miInterstateI-7523 miUS highwayUS 131 NE6.9 miCoachManton (Shell Gas Station)Indian Trails15 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49633 ZIP area.
