North Plains is a township in Ionia County, Michigan, home to about 1,324 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48834, 48845, 48860 and 48873.
Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 2 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Bushnell; part is in North Plains
Mostly Bloomer; part is in North Plains
Mostly Lyons; part is in North Plains
Mostly Lyons; part is in North Plains
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North Plains. 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)33 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Capital Region International Airport (LAN)26 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI103 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL165 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Plains; 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.
North Plains had 1,191 residents in the 2020 census, down 13% since 2000.
It’s the 1056th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Ionia County grew from 34,329 residents in 1900 to 66,804 in 2020.
Ionia 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 16°F. About 36 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 54 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Ionia 2ssw, MI weather station (11 miles away).
12,367 jobs at 904 businesses in Ionia County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2022 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in North Plains’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 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.
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
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.
Public schools here are run by Pewamo-Westphalia Community Schools, Ionia Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PewamoWestphalia Elementary SchoolPewamo | Pre-K–5 | 249 | Public | 5.4 mi |
| Twin Rivers Elementary SchoolMuir | Pre-K–5 | 183 | Public | 4.5 mi |
| School | Grades | Students | Affiliation | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Joseph Elementary SchoolPewamo | K–8 | 94 | Roman Catholic | 5.7 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 Lyons, Bushnell, Bloomer, Ronald, Fairplain, Dallas, Portland Township, Lebanon and North Shade.
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.