Fremont Township (Sanilac County) is a township in Sanilac County, Michigan, home to about 946 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48097, 48422 and 48454.
Homes sold for a median of $119 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Yale; part is in Fremont Township (Sanilac County)
Mostly Croswell; part is in Fremont Township (Sanilac County)
Mostly Speaker; part is in Fremont Township (Sanilac County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Fremont Township (Sanilac County). Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)75 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Bishop International Airport (FNT)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI60 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL269 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Fremont Township (Sanilac County); 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.
Fremont Township (Sanilac County) had 958 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1209th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Sanilac County grew from 35,055 residents in 1900 to 40,611 in 2020.
Sanilac County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 31.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Yale 1 Nnw, MI weather station (5 miles away).
8,997 jobs at 848 businesses in Sanilac County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
56 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Fremont Township (Sanilac County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 6 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 7 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 12 |
| Mental health providers | 13 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Chiropractors | 5 |
| Pharmacies | 4 |
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.
Grocery stores
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 Croswell-Lexington Community Schools, Yale Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Frostick SchoolCroswell | Pre-K–4 | 324 | Public | 7.3 mi |
| Yale Elementary SchoolYale | Pre-K–5 | 329 | Public | 6.5 mi |
| CroswellLexington Middle SchoolCroswell | 5–8 | 508 | Public | 7.9 mi |
| Phoenix Alternative SchoolYale | 6–12 | 6 | Alternative Education | 6.5 mi |
| Pioneer High SchoolCroswell | 6–12 | 78 | Alternative Education | 7.3 mi |
| Yale Junior High SchoolYale | 6–8 | 425 | Public | 6.4 mi |
| CroswellLexington High SchoolCroswell | 9–12 | 523 | Public | 7.7 mi |
| Yale Senior High SchoolYale | 9–12 | 509 | Public | 6.5 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 Croswell, Lexington, Yale, Worth, Brockway, Speaker, Buel, Lynn and Maple Valley Township (Sanilac 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.