Hart Township is a township in Oceana County, Michigan, home to about 2,007 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49420.
Homes sold for a median of $188 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Population2,00759 per sq mi
Median home value$192,400Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$188Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hart Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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History
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Around Hart Township
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)70 miles away
Closer regional airport
Muskegon County Airport (MKG)37 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI94 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL147 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Hart Township; 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.
Population over time
Hart Township had 2,028 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 821st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Oceana County grew from 16,644 residents in 1900 to 26,659 in 2020.
Oceana County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 39 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 79 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hart 3 Wsw, MI weather station (6 miles away).
Jobs in Oceana County
4,588 jobs at 468 businesses in Oceana County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
51 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hart Township.
Nearest hospitals
Mercy Health Lakeshore CampusCritical access hospital · emergency room · Shelby7.3 miles
Corewell Health Ludington HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ludington19.2 miles
Corewell Health Gerber HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 5 of 5 · Fremont24.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Primary care doctors
6
Specialist doctors
1
Dentists
5
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
11
Mental health providers
8
Physical and occupational therapists
16
Optometrists
2
Chiropractors
2
Pharmacies
3
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.
Places in and around Hart Township
Parks (9 nearby)
Doolittle County Park · 40 acres3.7 mi
John Gurney Park · 23 acres2.2 mi
Gales Pond County Park · 16 acres3.8 mi
Pointe Park · 5 acres2.6 mi
Hart Commons · 1 acres2.4 mi
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Hansen Foods3.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
Hart Public Library2.6 mi
Museums (1 nearby)
Chadwick Munger House2.4 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Hart Public School District. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Spitler Elementary SchoolHart
K–4
389
Public
2.8 mi
Hart Middle SchoolHart
5–8
381
Public
3.1 mi
Hart High SchoolHart
9–12
422
Public
2.9 mi
Private schools(1)
School
Grades
Students
Affiliation
Distance
Oceana Christian SchoolHart
Pre-K–6
76
Baptist
3.2 mi
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools; Private School Universe Survey (2023-2024) for private schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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