Reading Township is a township in Hillsdale County, Michigan, home to about 1,814 people across 34 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49274.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Reading Township; also Reading City and Algansee
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Reading Township. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)77 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)48 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN56 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL150 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Reading Township; 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.
Reading Township had 1,732 residents in the 2020 census, down 3% since 2000.
It’s the 879th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Hillsdale County grew from 29,865 residents in 1900 to 45,746 in 2020.
Hillsdale County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 15°F. About 39.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Hillsdale, MI weather station (9 miles away).
10,861 jobs at 776 businesses in Hillsdale County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
6 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Reading Township.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 2 |
| Optometrists | 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 (6 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
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 Reading Community Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Reynolds Elementary SchoolReading | K–6 | 404 | Public | 1.1 mi |
| Reading High SchoolReading | 7–12 | 286 | Public | 1.1 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 Reading City, Algansee, Cambria, Camden and Woodbridge.
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.