Garden is a township in Delta County, Michigan, home to about 623 people across 160 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49817, and parts of 49835, 49854 and 49895 are in Garden too.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Garden; also Inwood
Mostly Fairbanks; part is in Garden
Mostly Manistique City; part is in Garden
Mostly Munising Township; part is in Garden
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Garden. 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)219 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Delta County Airport (ESC)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI213 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL292 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Garden; 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.
Garden had 772 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1351st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Delta County grew from 23,881 residents in 1900 to 36,903 in 2020.
Delta 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 7°F. About 34.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Garden Corners, MI weather station (6 miles away).
11,596 jobs at 991 businesses in Delta County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Garden.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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)
Counts are within about 8 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 Big Bay De Noc School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Big Bay De Noc SchoolCooks | Pre-K–12 | 192 | Public | 7.4 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 Manistique City, Thompson, Hiawatha, Munising Township, Manistique Township, Inwood, Nahma, Fairbanks, Au Train and Mathias.
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.