Norman is a township in Manistee County, Michigan, home to about 1,704 people across 71 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49689, and parts of 49644 are in Norman too.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Norman; also South Branch Township and Dickson
Mostly Elk Township (Lake County); part is in Norman
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Norman. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)94 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)41 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI128 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL186 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Norman; 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.
Norman had 1,567 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 923rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Manistee County grew from 27,856 residents in 1900 to 25,032 in 2020.
Manistee County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 120 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wellston 1n, MI weather station (2 miles away).
5,667 jobs at 574 businesses in Manistee 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 Norman.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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| Pharmacies | 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 (6 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
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 Elk Township (Lake County), Eden Township (Lake County), Peacock, Sauble, South Branch Township, Newkirk and Dickson.
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.