Orleans is a township in Ionia County, Michigan, home to about 2,704 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48865, and parts of 48809 are in Orleans too.
Homes sold for a median of $161 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Orleans; also Ronald
Mostly Belding; part is in Orleans
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Orleans. 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)23 miles away |
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| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH127 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL155 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Orleans; 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.
Orleans had 2,664 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 644th 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 84°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 36.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 73 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Greenville 2 Nne, MI weather station (9 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 Orleans.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 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.
Parks (5 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Belding, Otisco, Grattan, Keene, Easton and Ronald.
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.