Soo is a township in Chippewa County, Michigan, home to about 2,986 people across 50 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49710, and parts of 49783 are in Soo too.
Homes sold for a median of $145 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Soo; also Bruce Township
Mostly Sault Ste. Marie; part is in Soo
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Soo. 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)248 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Chippewa County International Airport (CIU)13 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI280 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL356 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Soo; 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.
Soo had 2,966 residents in the 2020 census, up 12% since 2000.
It’s the 590th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Chippewa County grew from 21,338 residents in 1900 to 36,785 in 2020.
Chippewa County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 34.4 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 120 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Sault Ste Marie Sanderson Fld, MI weather station (10 miles away).
8,650 jobs at 778 businesses in Chippewa 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4.5 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 Sault Ste. Marie, Bruce Township, Sugar Island, Dafter and Pickford.
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.