Sagola is a township in Dickinson County, Michigan, home to about 889 people across 160 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 49815 and 49881, and parts of 49801 are in Sagola too.
Homes sold for a median of $169 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population8896 per sq mi
Median home value$163,600Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$169Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sagola. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sagola
Distances
Nearest major airport
General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)215 miles away
Closer regional airport
Ford Airport (IMT)17 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI207 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL292 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sagola; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Sagola
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Sagola had 1,066 residents in the 2020 census, down 9% since 2000.
It’s the 1244th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Dickinson County grew from 17,890 residents in 1900 to 25,947 in 2020.
Dickinson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 78°F in summer, and winter lows average 3°F. About 30.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 66 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Florence, WI weather station (12 miles away).
Jobs in Dickinson County
13,335 jobs at 806 businesses in Dickinson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
Nearest hospitals
Iron Mountain Mi Va Medical CenterVA hospital · no emergency room · Iron Mountain17.0 miles
Dickinson County Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 2 of 5 · Iron Mountain17.3 miles
Aspirus Iron River Hospital & Clinics, INCCritical access hospital · emergency room · Iron River26.3 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Places in and around Sagola
Parks (2 nearby)
Dawson Lake Park · 31 acres5.5 mi
Sagola Township Park · 3 acres2.1 mi
Libraries (1 nearby)
North Dickinson Branch Library5.9 mi
Counts are within about 8 miles of the center of town.
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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.