Bay Mills is a township in Chippewa County, Michigan, home to about 1,846 people across 65 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49715, and parts of 49728 are in Bay Mills too.
Homes sold for a median of $237 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Bay Mills; also Superior Township and Kinross
Mostly Kinross; part is in Bay Mills
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bay Mills. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)245 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI279 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL346 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bay Mills; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Bay Mills had 1,567 residents in the 2020 census, up 29% since 2000.
It’s the 866th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Chippewa County grew from 21,338 residents in 1900 to 36,785 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 35.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 94 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rudyard 4n, MI weather station (11 miles away).
8,650 jobs at 778 businesses in Chippewa County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
20 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bay Mills.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 3 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 4 |
| Mental health providers | 11 |
| Pharmacies | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Museums
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Brimley Area Schools, Ojibwe Charter School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Brimley Area SchoolBrimley | Pre-K–12 | 463 | Public | 9.1 mi |
| Ojibwe Charter SchoolBrimley | K–12 | 125 | Charter | 8.6 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kinross, Superior Township, Chippewa Township (Chippewa County), Dafter, Whitefish and Trout Lake.
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