Town guide

Coldsprings, Michigan

Coldsprings is a township in Kalkaska County, Michigan, home to about 1,594 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49646 and 49659.

Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.

Population1,59446 per sq mi
Median home value$188,500Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Sold over asking17%Median of 2 ZIP codes

ZIP codes in Coldsprings

2 ZIP codes, 2 shared with neighboring towns

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Around Coldsprings

Distances

Nearest major airportGerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)138 miles away
Closer regional airportCherry Capital Airport (TVC)26 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+Milwaukee, WI189 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+Chicago, IL246 miles away

Straight-line distances from the center of Coldsprings; driving is longer.

Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.

Who represents Coldsprings

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

Coldsprings had 1,551 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.

It’s the 959th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.

Kalkaska County grew from 7,133 residents in 1900 to 17,939 in 2020.

Coldsprings population by census2000: 1,449, 2010: 1,464, 2020: 1,5511,44920001,46420101,5512020

Kalkaska County, 1900–2020

Kalkaska County population, 1900 to 20201900: 7,133, 1910: 8,097, 1920: 5,577, 1930: 3,799, 1940: 5,159, 1950: 4,597, 1960: 4,382, 1970: 5,272, 1980: 10,952, 1990: 13,497, 2000: 16,571, 2010: 17,153, 2020: 17,9397K’00’106K’20’305K’40’504K’60’7011K’80’9017K’00’1018K’20

Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).

Weather by month

Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 132 inches of snow.

Average high and low temperature and precipitation by month near ColdspringsJan: high 26°F, low 11°F, 2 in; Feb: high 28°F, low 10°F, 1.5 in; Mar: high 38°F, low 16°F, 1.7 in; Apr: high 51°F, low 29°F, 2.9 in; May: high 65°F, low 41°F, 3.3 in; Jun: high 75°F, low 51°F, 3.3 in; Jul: high 79°F, low 55°F, 3.1 in; Aug: high 77°F, low 54°F, 3 in; Sep: high 70°F, low 46°F, 3.7 in; Oct: high 56°F, low 37°F, 4.2 in; Nov: high 42°F, low 27°F, 2.9 in; Dec: high 31°F, low 18°F, 2.2 in26°11°Jan2.028°10°Feb1.538°16°Mar1.751°29°Apr2.965°41°May3.375°51°Jun3.379°55°Jul3.177°54°Aug3.070°46°Sep3.756°37°Oct4.242°27°Nov2.931°18°Dec2.2Rain and melted snow, inches

Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kalkaska, MI weather station (10 miles away).

Jobs in Kalkaska County

4,120 jobs at 353 businesses in Kalkaska County. The biggest industries by employees:

Largest industries in Kalkaska CountyHealth care and social assistance: 760 jobs; Retail trade: 704 jobs; Construction: 484 jobs; Hotels and restaurants: 439 jobs; Manufacturing: 315 jobs; Mining, oil and gas: 222 jobs; Real estate and rentals: 208 jobs; Wholesale trade: 174 jobsHealth care and social assistance 18% Retail trade 17% Construction 12% Hotels and restaurants 11% Manufacturing 8% Mining, oil and gas 5% Real estate and rentals 5% Wholesale trade 4%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).

Health care

88 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Coldsprings’s ZIP codes.

Nearest hospitals

  • Kalkaska Memorial Health CenterCritical access hospital · emergency room · Kalkaska9.3 miles
  • Munson Healthcare Grayling HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Grayling22.4 miles
  • Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gaylord23.5 miles

Providers with an office here

Primary care doctors12
Specialist doctors4
Dentists13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants21
Mental health providers17
Physical and occupational therapists14
Optometrists4
Chiropractors3
Pharmacies6

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 Coldsprings

Parks (5 nearby)

  • Palmer Park · 14 acres3.1 mi
  • Railroad Park · 1 acres3.6 mi

Grocery stores

  • Family Fare4.0 mi

Museums (1 nearby)

  • Mancelona Area Historical Society Museum2.6 mi

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.

Schools in Coldsprings

Public schools here are run by Kalkaska Public Schools, Mancelona Public Schools, Excelsior Township S/D #1 and others. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.

Public schools (8)
SchoolGradesStudentsTypeDistance
Kalkaska Elementary SchoolKalkaskaPre-K–5517Public9.5 mi
Mancelona Elementary SchoolMancelonaPre-K–4288Public3.2 mi
Crawford SchoolKalkaskaK–846Public9.7 mi
North Central Academy CampusMancelonaK–12174Charter8.7 mi
Mancelona Middle SchoolMancelona5–8242Public3.4 mi
Kalkaska Middle SchoolKalkaska6–8307Public9.7 mi
Kalkaska High SchoolKalkaska9–12439Public9.6 mi
Mancelona High SchoolMancelona9–12243Public3.0 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 Mancelona, Kalkaska, Excelsior, Orange Township (Kalkaska County), Custer Township (Antrim County), Rapid River, Chestonia, Bear Lake Township (Kalkaska County), Blue Lake Township and Oliver Township (Kalkaska County).

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.