Gilmore Township (Benzie County) is a township in Benzie County, Michigan, home to about 728 people across 7.1 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49628, and parts of 49635 are in Gilmore Township (Benzie County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $209 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Gilmore Township (Benzie County)
Mostly Frankfort; part is in Gilmore Township (Benzie County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Gilmore Township (Benzie County). 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)126 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI139 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL206 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gilmore Township (Benzie 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.
Gilmore Township (Benzie County) had 791 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1310th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Benzie County grew from 9,685 residents in 1900 to 17,970 in 2020.
Benzie 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 19°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 93 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Frankfort 2ne, MI weather station (about a mile away).
3,659 jobs at 474 businesses in Benzie 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.
Parks (12 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 2 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 Frankfort, Crystal Lake, Blaine, Lake Township (Benzie County) and Joyfield.
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