Sauble is a township in Lake County, Michigan, home to about 404 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49402 and 49644.
Homes sold for a median of $207 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Population40412 per sq mi
Median home value$214,800Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$207Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Mostly Elk Township (Lake County); part is in Sauble
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sauble. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Sauble
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)80 miles away
Closer regional airport
Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)56 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Milwaukee, WI117 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL171 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Sauble; 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.
Population over time
Sauble had 373 residents in the 2020 census, up 15% since 2000.
It’s the 1437th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Lake County grew from 4,957 residents in 1900 to 12,096 in 2020.
Lake 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 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 12°F. About 38.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 120 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Wellston 1n, MI weather station (17 miles away).
Jobs in Lake County
1,192 jobs at 176 businesses in Lake 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
Corewell Health Ludington HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Ludington21.7 miles
Munson Healthcare Manistee HospitalGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Manistee23.9 miles
Corewell Health Reed City HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Reed City25.0 miles
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
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Shares ZIP codes with Elk Township (Lake County), Branch, Sheridan Township (Mason County), Lake Township (Lake County), Eden Township (Lake County), Logan Township (Mason County), Webber, Sweetwater, Peacock, Newkirk and Norman.
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.