Oliver Township (Kalkaska County) is a township in Kalkaska County, Michigan, home to about 300 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49633 and 49646.
Homes sold for a median of $215 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Part is in Oliver Township (Kalkaska County), part in Springfield Township and Fife Lake
Mostly Kalkaska; part is in Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Oliver Township (Kalkaska County). 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)125 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI178 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL233 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Oliver Township (Kalkaska County); 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.
Oliver Township (Kalkaska County) had 292 residents in the 2020 census, up 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1470th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Kalkaska County grew from 7,133 residents in 1900 to 17,939 in 2020.
Kalkaska County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 10°F. About 33.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 132 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Kalkaska, MI weather station (4 miles away).
4,120 jobs at 353 businesses in Kalkaska County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
78 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Oliver Township (Kalkaska County)’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 10 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 4 |
| Dentists | 10 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 16 |
| Mental health providers | 18 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 13 |
| Optometrists | 4 |
| Chiropractors | 3 |
| Pharmacies | 6 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 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.
Public schools here are run by Forest Area Community Schools, Kalkaska Public Schools, Excelsior Township S/D #1. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fife Lake Elementary SchoolFife Lake | Pre-K–3 | 144 | Public | 11.5 mi |
| Kalkaska Elementary SchoolKalkaska | Pre-K–5 | 517 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Crawford SchoolKalkaska | K–8 | 46 | Public | 5.9 mi |
| Forest Area Middle SchoolFife Lake | 4–8 | 193 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Kalkaska Middle SchoolKalkaska | 6–8 | 307 | Public | 4.4 mi |
| Forest Area High SchoolFife Lake | 9–12 | 156 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Kalkaska High SchoolKalkaska | 9–12 | 439 | Public | 4.3 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Kalkaska, Excelsior, Springfield Township, Fife Lake, Orange Township (Kalkaska County), Garfield Township (Kalkaska County), Coldsprings, Bear Lake Township (Kalkaska County), Rapid River, Blue Lake Township, Liberty Township (Wexford County) and Union Township (Grand Traverse 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.