Local servicesHospitalBeaver Island Health System22.8 miPost officeGould City Post Office4.8 miTown hallNewton Township Hall4.9 miFire stationNewton Township Fire Department4.9 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportWelke Airport24 miUS highwayUS 27.8 miCoachEngadine (Sunoco Gas)Indian Trails9.9 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49838 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49838 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 46 min5:52 am – 9:37 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min8:21 am – 5:00 pm
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People426 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 62.0242 householdsMedian household income $40,000Median home value $180,40093% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,271 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting24.1% unemployment rate35% of adults are in the labour force, 107 employedMain industries: education and health care 23%, construction 15%, transport, warehousing and utilities 13%Average commute 28 minutes73% drive alone, 17% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages9% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 4% 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 26°F, lows 7°F34 in of rain a yearwettest month October1 days above 90°F, 193 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Engadine Mdot station, 10 mi away; rain from Newberry Correctional Facility
Parks and public landsHiawatha National Forestnational forest · within reach · 899,297 acresNatural Area Crow River Mouthstate conservation land · 6.4 mi · 512 acresGourdreau-Big Knob-CARNEGIE 2state conservation land · 10.2 miCedar Lakestate conservation land · 10.2 miBlack Creek Flooding State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 12.6 mi · 2,779 acresSeney National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 16.3 mi · 95,297 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowMackinac County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively LowLightning 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, nearest monitors: Schoolcraft County, MI, 23 mi away
Internet at home79% of households have a broadband subscription32% have cable, fibre or DSL24% rely on a mobile data plan alone21% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterSt. Ignaceserves 2,987 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: lead and copper, treatment technique2 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation720 ft219 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
