Moore is a township in Sanilac County, Michigan, home to about 845 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48472, and parts of 48471 are in Moore too.
Homes sold for a median of $94 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Moore; also Argyle and Lamotte
Mostly Sandusky; part is in Moore
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Moore. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)89 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Bishop International Airport (FNT)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI75 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL268 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Moore; 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.
Moore had 1,110 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1267th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Sanilac County grew from 35,055 residents in 1900 to 40,611 in 2020.
Sanilac County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 33 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Cass City 1 Ssw, MI weather station (17 miles away).
8,997 jobs at 848 businesses in Sanilac County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Moore.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 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 Sandusky, Watertown Township (Sanilac County), Custer Township (Sanilac County), Argyle, Elmer Township (Sanilac County), Lamotte and Evergreen Township (Sanilac County).
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.