Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 52 min5:59 am – 9:50 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 33 min8:35 am – 5:07 pm
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People3,757 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 49.21,709 householdsMedian household income $55,341Median home value $130,900Median rent $663 a month79% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,749 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting6.5% unemployment rate49% of adults are in the labour force, 1,450 employedMain industries: education and health care 22%, public administration 14%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 21 minutes77% drive alone, 14% car-pool, 1% walk or cycle, 7% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages18% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher93% finished high school, 5% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 98%, other Asian or Pacific languages 2%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 54°FColdest month January: highs 19°F, lows 7°F38 in of rain a year, on about 98 dayswettest month July208 in of snow a year, on about 86 days1 days above 90°F, 199 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Herman station, 5 mi away
Nearby landmarksEast Branch Silver Riverriver · under a mileLost Lakelake · 1.4 miMiddle Silver River Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miGomanche Fallswaterfall · 2.4 miThird Lakelake · 3.9 miMount Curwoodpeak · 4.7 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsBaraga State Forest Areastate conservation land · 4.4 mi · 120,323 acresL'Anse Golf Coursenature preserve · 4.6 mi · 95 acresBaraga State Parkstate park · 8.2 mi · 54 acresL'Anse Township Parkpark · 5.9 mi · 60 acresCraig Lake State Parkstate park · 9.9 mi · 9,400 acresRockafellowstate conservation land · 13.5 miSource: USGS Protected Areas Database (PAD-US)
EarthquakesNone of magnitude 3 or more within 50 miles since 1970Source: USGS Earthquake Catalog
Natural hazardsOverall risk Very LowBaraga County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsCold wave Relatively ModerateHail Relatively LowSource: FEMA National Risk Index (county level)
Air quality82% of days had good air in 2025253 of 307 days measured41 moderate, 7 unhealthy for sensitive groups, 6 unhealthy daysMedian index 19, worst day 193main pollutant: fine particles (PM2.5)Source: US EPA Air Quality Index, nearest monitors: Marquette County, MI, 37 mi away
Internet at home85% of households have a broadband subscription72% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterL'anseserves 2,300 people from surface water1 health-based violation since 2021latest Jan 2022: disinfection by-products, treatment technique3 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,312 ft400 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalBaraga County Memorial Hospital4.4 miPost officeL'Anse Post Office6.1 miTown hallL'Anse Township Hall6.1 miPoliceBaraga County Sheriff's Office5.3 miFire stationL'Anse Fire Department6.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 miNo schools listedCollegeKeeweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community College6.0 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportHoughton County Memorial Airport CMX31 miUS highwayUS 414.6 miCoachL'AnseIndian Trails6.1 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49946 ZIP area.
