Dwight is a township in Huron County, Michigan, home to about 683 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48445, and parts of 48467 are in Dwight too.
Mostly Dwight; also Lake Township (Huron County) and Lincoln Township (Huron County)
Mostly Port Austin; part is in Dwight
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)124 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | MBS International Airport (MBS)63 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI111 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL280 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Dwight; 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.
Dwight had 708 residents in the 2020 census, down 24% since 2000.
It’s the 1331st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Huron County grew from 34,162 residents in 1900 to 31,407 in 2020.
Huron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 32.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Port Austin Wwtp, MI weather station (4 miles away).
10,758 jobs at 933 businesses in Huron 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 (2 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.
Public schools here are run by North Huron School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Huron SchoolKinde | K–12 | 295 | Public | 3.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Port Austin, Hume, Lake Township (Huron County), Lincoln Township (Huron County), Meade Township (Huron County), Huron Township and Pointe Aux Barques.
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.