Covington is a township in Baraga County, Michigan, home to about 379 people across 192 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49919, and parts of 49946 and 49970 are in Covington too.
Homes sold for a median of $297 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Covington; also Baraga and Spurr
Mostly L'Anse; part is in Covington
Mostly Baraga; part is in Covington
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Covington. 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)251 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI243 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL329 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Covington; 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.
Covington had 375 residents in the 2020 census, down 34% since 2000.
It’s the 1447th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Baraga County grew from 4,320 residents in 1900 to 8,158 in 2020.
Baraga County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 5°F. About 30.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Covington 1nnw, MI weather station (about a mile away).
1,778 jobs at 173 businesses in Baraga 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 Covington.
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 (2 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 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 L'Anse, Baraga, Arvon and Spurr.
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.