Felch is a township in Dickinson County, Michigan, home to about 501 people across 143 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 49831 and 49877, and parts of 49815 and 49881 are in Felch too.
Homes sold for a median of $103 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Felch; also Breen and Wells Township (Marquette County)
Mostly Felch; also West Branch Township (Dickinson County)
Mostly Sagola; part is in Felch
Mostly Sagola; part is in Felch
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Felch. 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)216 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Ford Airport (IMT)20 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI208 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL292 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Felch; 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.
Felch had 687 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1395th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Dickinson County grew from 17,890 residents in 1900 to 25,947 in 2020.
Dickinson 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 3°F. About 30.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 66 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florence, WI weather station (19 miles away).
13,335 jobs at 806 businesses in Dickinson 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 (3 nearby)
Libraries
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.
Public schools here are run by North Dickinson County Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| North Dickinson SchoolFelch | K–12 | 250 | Public | 4.7 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 Sagola, Breen, Wells Township (Marquette County) and West Branch Township (Dickinson 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.