Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 14 min6:03 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 8 min8:02 am – 5:10 pm
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People14,750 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.65,427 householdsMedian household income $61,029Median home value $183,700Median rent $806 a month73% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,848 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.7% unemployment rate58% of adults are in the labour force, 6,673 employedMain industries: education and health care 34%, manufacturing 17%, retail 14%Average commute 18 minutes69% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 12% walk or cycle, 8% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages26% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher92% finished high school, 10% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 60°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 15°F40 in of rain a year, on about 80 dayswettest month May44 in of snow a year, on about 35 days9 days above 90°F, 148 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Hillsdale station, 4 mi away
Parks and public landsHillsdale Country Clubnature preserve · under a mile · 51 acresOwens Parkpark · 1.3 miLost Nation State Game Areastate conservation land · 5.7 mi · 2,471 acresAdams Township State Game Areastate conservation land · 7.2 mi · 181 acresClarence F. Hobert Memorialstate conservation land · 9.0 miLake La Su An Wildlife Areastate conservation land · 13.1 mi · 2,592 acresSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
Earthquakes3 of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 19701 of magnitude 4+, 0 of magnitude 5+Largest: magnitude 4.2 on 2 May 201548 mi away, near Galesburg, MichiganMost recent: magnitude 3.3 on 30 Jun 201528 mi awaySource: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Relatively LowHillsdale County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsTornado Relatively ModerateLightning Relatively ModerateSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality69% of days had good air in 2025253 of 365 days measured105 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups daysMedian index 41, worst day 147main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Lenawee County, MI, 28 mi away
Internet at home87% of households have a broadband subscription66% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterHillsdaleserves 8,163 people from ground water2 health-based violations since 2021latest Apr 2022: trihalomethanes (TTHM), maximum contaminant level1 monitoring or reporting violation since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,220 ft372 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalHillsdale Hospital1.8 miPost officeHillsdale Post Office2.6 miTown hallHillsdale City Hall2.6 miPoliceHillsdale Police Department2.6 miFire stationHillsdale City Fire Department2.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportEugene F. Kranz Toledo Express Airport TOL47 miMajor airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW69 miInterstateI-6918 miUS highwayUS 126.9 miAmtrakAlbion, MI ALI26 miCoachJackson Bus StopGreyhound27 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49242 ZIP area.
