Fife Lake is a township in Grand Traverse County, Michigan, home to about 1,314 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49633 and 49649.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Fife Lake, part in Springfield Township and Garfield Township (Kalkaska County)
Mostly Paradise; part is in Fife Lake
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fife Lake. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)117 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)16 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI167 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL222 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fife Lake; 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.
Fife Lake had 1,526 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1061st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Grand Traverse County grew from 20,479 residents in 1900 to 95,238 in 2020.
Grand Traverse County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 35.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Fife Lake 2wnw, MI weather station (about a mile away).
47,454 jobs at 3,549 businesses in Grand Traverse County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
31 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fife Lake’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 2 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 3 |
| Mental health providers | 12 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (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.
Public schools here are run by Forest Area Community Schools, Kingsley Area Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife Lake Elementary SchoolFife Lake | Pre-K–3 | 144 | Public | 0.3 mi |
| Kingsley Area Elementary SchoolKingsley | Pre-K–5 | 655 | Public | 9.3 mi |
| Forest Area Middle SchoolFife Lake | 4–8 | 193 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Kingsley Area Middle SchoolKingsley | 6–8 | 366 | Public | 9.3 mi |
| Forest Area High SchoolFife Lake | 9–12 | 156 | Public | 2.9 mi |
| Kingsley Area High SchoolKingsley | 9–12 | 401 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Mary of Hannah Catholic SchoolKingsley | Pre-K–8 | 36 | Roman Catholic | 13.9 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Paradise, Mayfield Township (Grand Traverse County), Blair, Springfield Township, Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), Liberty Township (Wexford County), Greenwood Township (Wexford County), Orange Township (Kalkaska County), Union Township (Grand Traverse County) and Oliver Township (Kalkaska 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.