Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 49 min5:52 am – 9:41 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 35 min8:25 am – 5:01 pm
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People634 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 55.3301 householdsMedian household income $60,063Median home value $164,100Median rent $724 a month81% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $1,305 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting10.2% unemployment rate50% of adults are in the labour force, 246 employedMain industries: education and health care 31%, hospitality, food and recreation 26%, manufacturing 17%Average commute 30 minutes67% drive alone, 24% car-pool, 9% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages1% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher89% finished high school, 1% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 99%Source: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 75°F, lows 55°FColdest month January: highs 26°F, lows 13°F32 in of rain a year, on about 83 dayswettest month October161 in of snow a year, on about 76 days3 days above 90°F, 163 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Munsing Lakeshore station, 14 mi away; snow from Munising
Parks and public landsShingleton State Foreset Areastate conservation land · within reach · 368,105 acresPictured Rocks National Lakeshorenational seashore · 6.6 mi · 35,962 acresHiawatha National Forestnational forest · 7.7 mi · 899,297 acresCusino State Wildlife Research Areastate conservation land · 6.5 mi · 1,562 acresSeney National Wildlife Refugenational wildlife refuge · 9.7 mi · 95,297 acresLittle Fox River / Stanley Lake Flooding State Willdlife Management Areastate conservation land · 9.7 mi · 2,551 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 LowAlger County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsLightning Relatively HighSource: 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, nearest monitors: Schoolcraft County, MI, 30 mi away
Internet at home81% of households have a broadband subscription58% have cable, fibre or DSL6% rely on a mobile data plan alone12% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterMunisingserves 2,783 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system in the county
Elevation870 ft265 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMunising Memorial Hospital12.8 miPost officeShingleton Post Office7.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportMarquette Sawyer Regional Airport MQT50 miUS highwayUS 230 miSources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49884 ZIP area.
