Columbus Township is a township in Luce County, Michigan, home to about 242 people across 140 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49853.
Homes sold for a median of $214 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Lakefield Township (Luce County); part is in Columbus Township
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Columbus Township. 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)236 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)61 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI249 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL323 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Columbus Township; 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.
Columbus Township had 169 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1490th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Luce County grew from 2,983 residents in 1900 to 5,339 in 2020.
Luce County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 33.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Newberry Correctional Facility, MI weather station (11 miles away).
1,502 jobs at 158 businesses in Luce County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Columbus Township.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (6 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 7.5 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 Lakefield Township (Luce 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.