Local servicesHospitalHenry Ford Allegiance Health Hospital10.5 miPost officeHorton Post Office2.1 miTown hallHanover Township Hall1.8 miPoliceSpring Arbor Township Police Department6.2 miFire stationHanover Township Fire Department Station 22.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCapital Region International Airport LAN45 miMajor airportDetroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport DTW59 miInterstateI-94 Bus Lp9.2 miUS highwayUS 124.7 miAmtrakJackson, MI JXN10 miCoachJackson Bus StopGreyhound9.8 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49246 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49246 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 15 min6:02 am – 9:17 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 9 h 6 min8:03 am – 5:09 pm
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People3,486 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 37.01,245 householdsMedian household income $81,181Median home value $230,100Median rent $773 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,536 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting1.3% unemployment rate57% of adults are in the labour force, 1,464 employedMain industries: manufacturing 20%, education and health care 17%, public administration 12%Average commute 32 minutes86% drive alone, 7% car-pool, 6% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages28% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, Spanish 2%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 83°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 31°F, lows 18°F32 in of rain a year, on about 70 dayswettest month August44 in of snow a year, on about 35 days8 days above 90°F, 137 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Jackson Reynolds Fld station, 10 mi away; snow from Hillsdale
Parks and public landsHorton Mill Pond Parkpark · 1.8 miDeer Run Golf Coursenature preserve · 2.2 mi · 82 acresSomerset State Game Areastate conservation land · 7.7 mi · 747 acresAdams Township State Game Areastate conservation land · 11.9 mi · 181 acresClarence F. Hobert Memorialstate conservation land · 12.3 miOnsted State Game Areastate conservation land · 13.6 mi · 877 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 LowJackson County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsTornado Relatively HighStrong wind Relatively HighSource: 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, 27 mi away
Internet at home91% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL12% rely on a mobile data plan alone6% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterJacksonserves 33,165 people from groundwater under influence of surface waterNo health-based violations since 202126 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation1,047 ft319 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
