Bowne is a township in Kent County, Michigan, home to about 3,308 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49302 and 49325.
Homes sold for a median of $199 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Caledonia Township (Kent County); part is in Bowne
Mostly Irving; part is in Bowne
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Bowne. 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)7 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH123 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL134 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Bowne; 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.
Bowne had 3,289 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 536th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Kent County grew from 129,714 residents in 1900 to 657,974 in 2020.
Kent County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 17°F. About 39.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Nwsfo Grand Rapids, MI weather station (8 miles away).
384,635 jobs at 17,799 businesses in Kent County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Bowne’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 5 |
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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.
Parks (8 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 4 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 Lowell Area Schools, Caledonia Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alto Elementary SchoolAlto | Pre-K–5 | 417 | Public | 3.0 mi |
| Kettle Lake Elementary SchoolAlto | K–4 | 349 | Public | 2.3 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 Caledonia Township (Kent County), Cascade, Irving, Lowell Charter Township, Carlton and Campbell.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.