Sherwood is a township in Branch County, Michigan, home to about 2,232 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49089, and parts of 49011, 49040 and 49094 are in Sherwood too.
Homes sold for a median of $202 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Sherwood; also Matteson
Mostly Athens; part is in Sherwood
Mostly Colon; part is in Sherwood
Mostly Union Township (Branch County); part is in Sherwood
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sherwood. 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)62 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Kalamazoo/Battle Creek International Airport (AZO)22 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Fort Wayne, IN64 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL126 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sherwood; 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.
Sherwood had 1,959 residents in the 2020 census, down 14% since 2000.
It’s the 758th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Branch County grew from 27,811 residents in 1900 to 44,862 in 2020.
Branch 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 39.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 43 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Coldwater St School, MI weather station (13 miles away).
13,376 jobs at 833 businesses in Branch County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Sherwood.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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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 (3 nearby)
Grocery stores
Libraries (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 Union Township (Branch County), Colon, Athens, Burlington Township (Calhoun County), Matteson, Girard and Leonidas.
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.