Frederic is a township in Crawford County, Michigan, home to about 1,217 people across 71 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49733.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Frederic; also Otsego Lake and Maple Forest
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Frederic. 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)141 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)45 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI187 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL256 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Frederic; 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.
Frederic had 1,161 residents in the 2020 census, down 17% since 2000.
It’s the 1097th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Crawford County grew from 2,943 residents in 1900 to 12,988 in 2020.
Crawford 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 12°F. About 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 149 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gaylord 9ssw, MI weather station (5 miles away).
3,715 jobs at 320 businesses in Crawford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Frederic.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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 (4 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Otsego Lake, Maple Forest and Chester Township (Otsego 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.