Crystal Township (Montcalm County) is a township in Montcalm County, Michigan, home to about 2,670 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48818, and parts of 48811 and 48884 are in Crystal Township (Montcalm County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $259 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Crystal Township (Montcalm County); also Ferris and Evergreen Township (Montcalm County)
Mostly Bloomer; part is in Crystal Township (Montcalm County)
Mostly Evergreen Township (Montcalm County); part is in Crystal Township (Montcalm County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Crystal Township (Montcalm County). 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)39 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI108 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL171 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Crystal Township (Montcalm County); 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.
Crystal Township (Montcalm County) had 2,619 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 651st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Montcalm County grew from 32,754 residents in 1900 to 66,614 in 2020.
Montcalm 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 15°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alma, MI weather station (17 miles away).
13,588 jobs at 1,058 businesses in Montcalm County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Crystal Township (Montcalm County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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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 (9 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Bloomer, Evergreen Township (Montcalm County), Carson City, Sidney, Bushnell, Fairplain, North Shade, Ferris and New Haven Township (Gratiot 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.