Mathias is a township in Alger County, Michigan, home to about 428 people across 71 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49816, 49891 and 49895.
Homes sold for a median of $281 per square foot across 3 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 3 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Rock River; part is in Mathias
Mostly Limestone; part is in Mathias
Mostly Munising Township; part is in Mathias
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mathias. 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)239 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI232 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL313 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mathias; 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.
Mathias had 532 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1429th 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 (6 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).
4 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Mathias’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Specialist doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Dentists | 1 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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 Munising Township, Limestone, Rock River, Nahma, Au Train, Garden and Inwood.
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.