Otto is a township in Oceana County, Michigan, home to about 864 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49452.
Homes sold for a median of $204 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Grant Township (Oceana County); part is in Otto
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Otto. 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)60 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Muskegon County Airport (MKG)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI87 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL134 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Otto; 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.
Otto had 858 residents in the 2020 census, up 30% since 2000.
It’s the 1256th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Oceana County grew from 16,644 residents in 1900 to 26,659 in 2020.
Oceana 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 19°F. About 35.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 69 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Montague 4 Nw, MI weather station (5 miles away).
4,588 jobs at 468 businesses in Oceana 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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
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 Grant Township (Oceana 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.