Slagle is a township in Wexford County, Michigan, home to about 521 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49638.
Homes sold for a median of $79 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Slagle; also Boon and Dickson
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Slagle. 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)98 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Cherry Capital Airport (TVC)32 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI140 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL196 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Slagle; 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.
Slagle had 509 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1388th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Wexford County grew from 16,845 residents in 1900 to 33,673 in 2020.
Wexford County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
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 (12 miles away).
13,253 jobs at 910 businesses in Wexford County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Boon, Dickson and South Branch Township.
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.