Ely is a township in Marquette County, Michigan, home to about 1,843 people across 137 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49814, and parts of 49849 are in Ely too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Ely; also Humboldt and Michigamme
Mostly Ishpeming City; part is in Ely
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Ely. 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)242 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)18 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI234 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL318 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Ely; 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.
Ely had 1,900 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 868th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Marquette County grew from 41,239 residents in 1900 to 66,017 in 2020.
Marquette 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 6°F. About 30.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ishpeming Wwtp, MI weather station (4 miles away).
21,827 jobs at 1,655 businesses in Marquette 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 Ely.
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 (14 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Pharmacies (2 nearby)
Libraries (4 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 7.5 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 Ishpeming City, Ishpeming Township, Tilden, Humboldt, Michigamme, Republic and Champion.
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.