North Star is a township in Gratiot County, Michigan, home to about 867 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48862, and parts of 48806 and 48847 are in North Star too.
Homes sold for a median of $118 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
All in North Star
Mostly Washington Township (Gratiot County); part is in North Star
Mostly Ithaca; part is in North Star
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside North Star. 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)54 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | MBS International Airport (MBS)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI98 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL186 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of North Star; 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 Star had 895 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1254th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Gratiot County grew from 29,889 residents in 1900 to 41,761 in 2020.
Gratiot County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 34.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 39 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Alma, MI weather station (8 miles away).
10,633 jobs at 725 businesses in Gratiot County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 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 Ithaca, Newark, Washington Township (Gratiot County), Arcada, Elba Township (Gratiot County), Emerson, Fulton, Hamilton Township (Gratiot County) and Lafayette.
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.