Daylight through the yearLongest day (Jun 21): 15 h 37 min5:55 am – 9:32 pmShortest day (Dec 21): 8 h 46 min8:17 am – 5:03 pm
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People4,699 residentsin the ZIP code areaMedian age 54.81,898 householdsMedian household income $97,813Median home value $396,500Median rent $1,170 a month91% of homes owner-occupiedMedian property tax $3,125 a yearSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Work and commuting7.2% unemployment rate51% of adults are in the labour force, 1,960 employedMain industries: education and health care 33%, professional and business services 11%, construction 11%Average commute 28 minutes79% drive alone, 4% car-pool, 2% walk or cycle, 14% work from homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
Education and languages47% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher98% finished high school, 27% hold a graduate degreeLanguages at home: English only 91%, Spanish 4%, French or Haitian Creole 2%, other languages 1%2% speak English less than very wellSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024, ZIP area
ClimateWarmest month July: highs 79°F, lows 61°FColdest month January: highs 27°F, lows 19°F31 in of rain a year, on about 74 dayswettest month October115 in of snow a year, on about 60 days5 days above 90°F, 133 nights below freezing in a typical yearSource: NOAA 1991-2020 Climate Normals, Nw Michigan Rsch Farm station, 7 mi away
Parks and public lands45th Parallel Parkpark · under a mile · 50 acresBahle Parkpark · under a mileOld Mission Peninsula State Parkstate park · 7.6 mi · 683 acresClay Cliffs Natural Areastate conservation land · 6.0 mi · 111 acresSleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshorenational seashore · 13.7 mi · 56,717 acresLeelanau State Parkstate park · 13.2 mi · 1,611 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 LowLeelanau County, MI, compared with all US countiesHigher-risk hazardsCold wave Relatively HighWinter weather 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, 46 mi away
Internet at home97% of households have a broadband subscription76% have cable, fibre or DSL14% rely on a mobile data plan alone2% have no internet at homeSource: US Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024
Drinking waterPeshawbestownserves 2,135 people from ground waterNo health-based violations since 2021Source: US EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System, largest system serving the town
Elevation723 ft220 m above sea levelSource: USGS 3D Elevation Program
Local servicesHospitalMunson Medical Center15.7 miPost officeSuttons Bay Post Office1.0 miTown hallSuttons Bay Village Hallunder a milePoliceSuttons Bay Police Departmentunder a mileFire stationSuttons Bay Bingham Fire and Rescue Authority Main Station1.1 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
SchoolsWithin 2 mi3 schools1 elementary, 1 middle, 1 highMiddleSuttons Bay Middle School1.2 miElementarySuttons Bay Elementary School1.2 miHighSuttons Bay Senior High School1.3 miSource: USGS National Structures Dataset
Getting aroundAirportCherry Capital Airport TVC17 miMajor airportGerald R. Ford International Airport GRR146 miUS highwayUS 3113 miCoachTraverse City (B.A.T.A.)Indian Trails15 miTransit1 stop within a mileBay Area Transportation Authority (BATA)Sources: OurAirports; US Census Bureau TIGER roads; Bureau of Transportation Statistics NTAD
Distances in these cards are measured from the centre of the 49682 ZIP area.
