Dayton Township (Tuscola County) is a township in Tuscola County, Michigan, home to about 1,922 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48760, and parts of 48741 and 48744 are in Dayton Township (Tuscola County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $68 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Dayton Township (Tuscola County); also Rich and Burlington Township (Lapeer County)
Mostly Kingston; part is in Dayton Township (Tuscola County)
Mostly Fremont Township (Tuscola County); part is in Dayton Township (Tuscola County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Dayton Township (Tuscola County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)78 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bishop International Airport (FNT)34 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI68 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL246 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dayton Township (Tuscola 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.
Dayton Township (Tuscola County) had 1,920 residents in the 2020 census, up 3% since 2000.
It’s the 838th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Tuscola County grew from 35,890 residents in 1900 to 53,323 in 2020.
Tuscola 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 34.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 42 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Caro Wwtp, MI weather station (10 miles away).
9,643 jobs at 842 businesses in Tuscola 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 Dayton Township (Tuscola County).
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Physical and occupational therapists | 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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
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 Fremont Township (Tuscola County), Koylton, Kingston, Rich, Watertown Township (Tuscola County), Wells Township (Tuscola County) and Burlington Township (Lapeer 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.