Fairbanks is a township in Delta County, Michigan, home to about 298 people across 47 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49835.
Homes sold for a median of $294 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Fairbanks; also Garden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fairbanks. 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)205 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Delta County Airport (ESC)25 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI198 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL276 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fairbanks; 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.
Fairbanks had 297 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1471st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Delta County grew from 23,881 residents in 1900 to 36,903 in 2020.
Delta 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 7°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Garden Corners, MI weather station (10 miles away).
11,596 jobs at 991 businesses in Delta 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 Fairbanks.
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.
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 Garden.
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