Cornell is a township in Delta County, Michigan, home to about 856 people across 60 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49818.
Homes sold for a median of $180 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Cornell; also Escanaba Township and Baldwin Township (Delta County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Cornell. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)207 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Delta County Airport (ESC)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI200 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL282 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Cornell; 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.
Cornell had 565 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1260th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Delta County grew from 23,881 residents in 1900 to 36,903 in 2020.
Delta 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 8°F. About 30.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cornell 5se, MI weather station (7 miles away).
11,596 jobs at 991 businesses in Delta 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)
Counts are within about 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 Escanaba Township, Baldwin Township (Delta County) and Wells Township (Marquette 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.