Dafter is a township in Chippewa County, Michigan, home to about 1,399 people across 48 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49724, and parts of 49715 and 49783 are in Dafter too.
Homes sold for a median of $192 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Dafter; also Bruce Township and Kinross
Mostly Bay Mills; part is in Dafter
Mostly Sault Ste. Marie; part is in Dafter
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dafter. 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)246 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)8 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI282 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL351 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dafter; 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.
Dafter had 1,327 residents in the 2020 census, up 2% since 2000.
It’s the 1029th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Chippewa County grew from 21,338 residents in 1900 to 36,785 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 35.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 94 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Rudyard 4n, MI weather station (8 miles away).
8,650 jobs at 778 businesses in Chippewa 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.
Grocery stores
Museums
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Soo, Bay Mills, Superior Township, Kinross, Bruce Township, Sugar Island and Pickford.
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.