Chester Township (Otsego County) is a township in Otsego County, Michigan, home to about 1,234 people across 68 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49733, 49735 and 49751.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Population1,23418 per sq mi
Median home value$213,700Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$145Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Charlton; part is in Chester Township (Otsego County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Chester Township (Otsego County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Chester Township (Otsego County)
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)154 miles away
Closer regional airport
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN)41 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Detroit, MI195 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL269 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Chester Township (Otsego County); driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Chester Township (Otsego County)
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Chester Township (Otsego County) had 1,300 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 1089th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Otsego County grew from 6,175 residents in 1900 to 25,091 in 2020.
Otsego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 29.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gaylord Otsego Co Ap, MI weather station (7 miles away).
Jobs in Otsego County
9,372 jobs at 846 businesses in Otsego County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
290 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Chester Township (Otsego County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gaylord6.4 miles
Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grayling24.0 miles
Mclaren Northern MichiganGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Petoskey32.9 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
32
Specialist doctors
32
Dentists
19
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
54
Mental health providers
95
Physical and occupational therapists
29
Optometrists
17
Chiropractors
12
Pharmacies
7
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.
Places in and around Chester Township (Otsego County)
Parks (4 nearby)
Hutchins Park · 19 acres5.2 mi
Dixon Lake Public Access · 4 acres3.8 mi
Grocery stores
Family Fare6.7 mi
Walmart Supercenter6.9 mi
ALDI7.3 mi
Gordon Food Service7.5 mi
Pharmacies
Specialty Infusion Center6.4 mi
Ambulatory Infusion Care (AIC) North6.4 mi
Family Fare Pharmacy6.7 mi
Walgreens7.2 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Johannesburg Branch Library4.8 mi
Museums
Otsego County Historical Society Museum6.4 mi
Call of the Wild6.5 mi
Theaters and performance venues
Garden Wedding & Event Venue6.3 mi
Mount Carmel Centre6.4 mi
Counts are within about 5.5 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Gaylord Community Schools, Johannesburg-Lewiston Area Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bagley, Gaylord, Hayes Township (Otsego County), Livingston, Otsego Lake, Charlton, Frederic, Elmira, Dover Township (Otsego County), Maple Forest, Vienna Township and Albert.
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