Munising Township is a township in Alger County, Michigan, home to about 2,825 people across 202 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 49884 and 49895, and parts of 49839 and 49862 are in Munising Township too.
Homes sold for a median of $229 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Munising Township; also Hiawatha and Burt Township (Alger County)
Mostly Munising Township; also Nahma and Au Train
Mostly Burt Township (Alger County); part is in Munising Township
Mostly Munising City; part is in Munising Township
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)245 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)40 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI238 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL318 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Munising 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.
Munising Township had 2,865 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 616th 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 75°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 31.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Munsing Lakeshore, 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).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Munising Township’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 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 (7 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (3 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 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.
Public schools here are run by Munising Public Schools, Michigan Department of Corrections. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| William G Mather Elementary SchoolMunising | Pre-K–5 | 253 | Public | 6.0 mi |
| Munising High and Middle SchoolMunising | 6–12 | 296 | Public | 6.6 mi |
| Alger Maximum Correctional FacilityMunising | 9–12 | — | Alternative Education | 4.4 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Munising Baptist SchoolMunising | K–12 | 32 | Baptist | 3.5 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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Shares ZIP codes with Munising City, Au Train, Hiawatha, Nahma, Burt Township (Alger County), Mathias, Garden, Inwood and Grand Island.
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.