Local servicesHospitalMunson Medical Center14.8 miPost officeKingsley Post Office1.5 miTown hallKingsley City Hall1.5 miPoliceFife Lake Township Police Department8.6 miFire stationParadise Fire and Emergency Services Station1.5 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCherry Capital Airport TVC13 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR116 miUS highwayUS 1317.0 miCoachKingsley (Kingsley Laundromat)Indian Trails1.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49649 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49649 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 34 min5:57 am – 9:30 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 49 min8:15 am – 5:04 pm
Sun todaySunrise –Sunset –
People7,239 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 38.12,418 householdsMedian household income $74,656Median home value $267,700Median rent $1,018 a month83% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,893 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting5.4% unemployment rate65% of adults are in the labour force, 3,313 employedMain industries: education and health care 19%, construction 15%, professional and business services 15%Average commute 28 minutes80% drive alone, 9% car-pool, 10% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages21% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher94% 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 79°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 10°F35 in of rain a yearwettest month October101 in of snow a year, on about 61 days4 days above 90°F, 184 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Fife Lake 2wnw station, 8 mi away; snow from Traverse City Munson
Parks and public landsHanserstate conservation land · 5.0 mi · 80 acresMNRTF Parcel 144state conservation land · 7.9 mi · 103 acresHeadquarters Lake Impoundment State Wildlife Management Areastate conservation land · 8.2 mi · 424 acresMeyer & Keystone Soccerstate park · 10.3 mi · 74 acresInterlochen State Parkstate park · 12.2 mi · 180 acresCharters Traverse City State Parkstate park · 12.5 mi · 80 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 quality94% of days had good air in 2025339 of 360 days measured21 moderate daysMedian index 36, worst day 93main pollutant: ozoneSource: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Wexford County, MI, 16 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription63% have cable, fibre or DSL11% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterVillage of Kingsleyserves 1,657 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 20216 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,092 ft333 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
