Greenland is a township in Ontonagon County, Michigan, home to about 685 people across 113 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 49929 and 49948, and parts of 49953 are in Greenland too.
Homes sold for a median of $102 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
All in Greenland
Mostly Greenland; also Bohemia and Rockland
Mostly Ontonagon; part is in Greenland
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Greenland. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)234 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)42 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN227 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL350 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Greenland; 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.
Greenland had 628 residents in the 2020 census, down 28% since 2000.
It’s the 1329th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Ontonagon County grew from 6,197 residents in 1900 to 5,816 in 2020.
Ontonagon County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 178 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ontonagon 6 Se, MI weather station (3 miles away).
902 jobs at 165 businesses in Ontonagon 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 (1 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (2 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 7 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 Ontonagon, Carp Lake Township (Ontonagon County), Bohemia, Rockland and Stannard.
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.