Limestone is a township in Alger County, Michigan, home to about 442 people across 74 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49891, and parts of 49816 are in Limestone too.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Limestone; also Mathias and Rock River
Mostly Rock River; part is in Limestone
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Limestone. 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)231 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI224 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL305 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Limestone; 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.
Limestone had 392 residents in the 2020 census, down 4% since 2000.
It’s the 1417th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Alger County grew from 5,868 residents in 1900 to 8,842 in 2020.
Alger County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 36.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chatham 1 Se, MI weather station (8 miles away).
1,733 jobs at 220 businesses in Alger 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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Rock River 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.