Onota is a township in Alger County, Michigan, home to about 435 people across 88 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49822, and parts of 49806 and 49825 are in Onota too.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Onota
Mostly Au Train; part is in Onota
Mostly Rock River; part is in Onota
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Onota. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)244 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Marquette Sawyer Regional Airport (MQT)19 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI237 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL319 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Onota; 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.
Onota had 371 residents in the 2020 census, up 20% since 2000.
It’s the 1425th 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 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 35.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 164 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Chatham Exp Farm 2, MI weather station (7 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Counts are within about 6 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 AuTrain-Onota Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AuTrainOnota Public SchoolDeerton | Pre-K–8 | 20 | Public | 3.6 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 Rock River, Chocolay and Au Train.
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.