Penn is a township in Cass County, Michigan, home to about 2,052 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49095, and parts of 49031 are in Penn too.
Homes sold for a median of $171 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Penn; also Porter Township (Cass County) and Calvin
Mostly LaGrange; part is in Penn
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Penn. 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)71 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | South Bend International Airport (SBN)23 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN70 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL90 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Penn; 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.
Penn had 1,755 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 809th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Cass County grew from 20,876 residents in 1900 to 51,589 in 2020.
Cass 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 16°F. About 41.7 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Dowagiac 1 W, MI weather station (11 miles away).
7,632 jobs at 777 businesses in Cass County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Penn.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
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 (10 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries
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 LaGrange, Jefferson Township (Cass County), Calvin, Mason Township (Cass County), Porter Township (Cass County), Howard, Volinia and Newberg.
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.