Freeman is a township in Clare County, Michigan, home to about 1,431 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48632.
Homes sold for a median of $158 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Garfield Township (Clare County); part is in Freeman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Freeman. 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)72 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | MBS International Airport (MBS)52 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL194 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Freeman; 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.
Freeman had 1,125 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 1016th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Clare County grew from 8,360 residents in 1900 to 30,856 in 2020.
Clare County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 35.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Central Michigan Univ, MI weather station (23 miles away).
6,793 jobs at 607 businesses in Clare 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Garfield Township (Clare County), Sherman Township (Isabella County), Coldwater Township (Isabella County), Surrey, Lincoln Township (Clare County) and Gilmore Township (Isabella 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.