Rives is a township in Jackson County, Michigan, home to about 4,782 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49277, and parts of 49201, 49251 and 49272 are in Rives too.
Homes sold for a median of $185 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Rives; also Tompkins
Mostly Blackman; part is in Rives
Mostly Leslie City; part is in Rives
Mostly Henrietta; part is in Rives
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Rives. 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)55 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Capital Region International Airport (LAN)31 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL171 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Rives; 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.
Rives had 4,750 residents in the 2020 census, up 1% since 2000.
It’s the 379th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Jackson County grew from 48,222 residents in 1900 to 160,366 in 2020.
Jackson 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 18°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson Reynolds Fld, MI weather station (6 miles away).
50,612 jobs at 2,991 businesses in Jackson 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 Rives.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 2 |
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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
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 Blackman, Summit, Leoni, Napoleon, Jackson, Spring Arbor, Leslie City, Leslie Township, Sandstone, Henrietta, Tompkins, Liberty Township (Jackson County), Bunker Hill, Onondaga and Vevay.
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.