Local servicesHospitalSchoolcraft Memorial Hospital9.6 miPost officeManistique Post Office9.6 miTown hallHiawatha Township Hall5.7 miPoliceSchoolcraft County Sheriff's Office9.6 miFire stationHiawatha Township Volunteer Fire Department5.6 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportDelta County Airport ESC43 miUS highwayUS 29.7 miCoachManistique (BP Gas)Indian Trails9.6 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49854 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49854 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 46 min5:54 am – 9:40 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 38 min8:24 am – 5:02 pm
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People6,199 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.03,092 householdsMedian household income $55,944Median home value $125,400Median rent $702 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,401 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting4.6% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 2,556 employedMain industries: education and health care 27%, manufacturing 14%, hospitality, food and recreation 10%Average commute 16 minutes78% drive alone, 10% car-pool, 7% walk or cycle, 4% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages22% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher91% finished high school, 7% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 97%1% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month August: highs 74°F, lows 56°FColdest month January: highs 25°F, lows 10°F33 in of rain a yearwettest month October161 in of snow a year, on about 76 days0 days above 90°F, 167 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Manistique Wwtp station, 10 mi away; snow from Munising
Nearby landmarksIndian Riverriver · 4.3 miBarnhart Lakelake · 1.5 miTrout Lakelake · 5.8 miBig Island Lake Wilderness Twilight Lake Entry Pointtrailhead · 3.7 miBig Island Lake Wilderness Neds Lake Entry Pointtrailhead · 3.7 miLanges Baybay · 5.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHiawatha National Forestnational forest · 2.7 mi · 899,297 acresStraslerstate conservation land · under a mile · 84 acresShingleton State Foreset Areastate conservation land · 1.2 mi · 368,105 acresPalms Book State Parkstate park · 4.5 miShingleton Forest Management Unitstate conservation land · 2.7 miBig Rack Hunt Clubnature preserve · 4.3 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 Very LowSchoolcraft County, MI, compared with all US countiesHighest-rated hazardsLightning Relatively LowCold wave 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, Schoolcraft County monitors, MI
Internet at home86% of households have a broadband subscription67% have cable, fibre or DSL9% rely on a mobile data plan alone10% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterManistiqueserves 3,197 people from surface waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation644 ft196 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
