Local servicesHospitalUP Health System - Bell7.8 miPost officePalmer Post Office1.8 miTown hallRichmond Township Hall1.7 miPoliceNegaunee Police Department5.9 miFire stationRichmond Township Fire Department / Richmond Township Emergency Medical Services1.7 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMarquette Sawyer Regional Airport MQT10 miUS highwayUS 416.4 miCoachIshpeming (Jim's Jubilee Foods/Chamber of Commerce)Indian Trails7.4 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49866 ZIP area.
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Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49866 ZIP area.
Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 49 min5:57 am – 9:46 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min8:30 am – 5:06 pm
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People8,228 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 39.33,295 householdsMedian household income $83,433Median home value $191,700Median rent $900 a month85% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $2,155 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Work and commuting3.6% unemployment rate60% of adults are in the labour force, 3,716 employedMain industries: education and health care 25%, retail 12%, manufacturing 12%Average commute 19 minutes80% drive alone, 8% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
Education and languages34% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher96% finished high school, 9% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 78°F, lows 53°FColdest month January: highs 22°F, lows 6°F30 in of rain a year, on about 77 dayswettest month July197 in of snow a year, on about 93 days4 days above 90°F, 191 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Ishpeming Wwtp station, 7 mi away; snow from Marquette
Nearby landmarksSchweitzer Fallswaterfall · under a mileTiger Fallswaterfall · under a mileLake Gribbenlake · 2.2 miPalmer Lakelake · 2.4 miSummit Mountainpeak · 3.2 miWewe Hillspeak · 4.2 miSource: USGS Geographic Names Information System
Parks and public landsHeadwater Hunting Clubnature preserve · 5.3 mi · 200 acresMather Baseball Parkrecreation area · 6.7 miHolli Family Partnershipstate conservation land · 7.6 mi · 79 acresDavid Poirier Truststate conservation land · 11.4 miVan Riper State Parkstate park · 20.4 mi · 1,097 acresLaughing Whitefish Falls State Parkstate park · 24.0 mi · 971 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 LowMarquette County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsHail Relatively HighCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather Relatively HighSource: 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, Marquette County monitors, MI
Internet at home84% of households have a broadband subscription71% have cable, fibre or DSL8% rely on a mobile data plan alone13% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2019-2023
Drinking waterNegauneeserves 4,568 people from ground water purchasedNo health-based violations since 20212 monitoring or reporting violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation1,331 ft406 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
