Gaastra is a city in Iron County, Michigan, home to about 296 people across 1.6 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49927.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Gaastra; also Stambaugh
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gaastra. 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)217 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Ford Airport (IMT)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI209 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL295 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gaastra; 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.
Gaastra had 316 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1473rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Iron County grew from 8,990 residents in 1900 to 11,631 in 2020.
Iron County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 0°F. About 30.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 67 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Stambaugh 2sse, MI weather station (2 miles away).
2,475 jobs at 358 businesses in Iron 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 1 mile 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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