California is a township in Branch County, Michigan, home to about 1,158 people across 21 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49255.
Homes sold for a median of $60 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly California; also Camden and Kinderhook
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside California. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)82 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)47 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL146 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of California; 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.
California had 1,181 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1120th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Branch County grew from 27,811 residents in 1900 to 44,862 in 2020.
Branch 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 16°F. About 38.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Angola, IN weather station (12 miles away).
13,376 jobs at 833 businesses in Branch County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 3 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Camden and Kinderhook.
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.