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
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Coldsprings. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Coldsprings
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)138 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cherry 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
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
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.
Kalkaska 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 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.
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:
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 doctors
12
Specialist doctors
4
Dentists
13
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
21
Mental health providers
17
Physical and occupational therapists
14
Optometrists
4
Chiropractors
3
Pharmacies
6
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.
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)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Kalkaska Elementary SchoolKalkaska
Pre-K–5
517
Public
9.5 mi
Mancelona Elementary SchoolMancelona
Pre-K–4
288
Public
3.2 mi
Crawford SchoolKalkaska
K–8
46
Public
9.7 mi
North Central Academy CampusMancelona
K–12
174
Charter
8.7 mi
Mancelona Middle SchoolMancelona
5–8
242
Public
3.4 mi
Kalkaska Middle SchoolKalkaska
6–8
307
Public
9.7 mi
Kalkaska High SchoolKalkaska
9–12
439
Public
9.6 mi
Mancelona High SchoolMancelona
9–12
243
Public
3.0 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).
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