Sunfield is a township in Eaton County, Michigan, home to about 1,788 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48890, and parts of 48849, 48861 and 49096 are in Sunfield too.
Homes sold for a median of $144 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Sunfield; also Danby and Sebewa
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Mostly Vermontville; part is in Sunfield
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Sunfield. 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)29 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Capital Region International Airport (LAN)21 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI99 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL150 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Sunfield; 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.
Sunfield had 2,050 residents in the 2020 census, down 6% since 2000.
It’s the 891st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Eaton County grew from 31,668 residents in 1900 to 109,175 in 2020.
Eaton 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 15°F. About 35.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 38 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Charlotte, MI weather station (15 miles away).
42,828 jobs at 2,182 businesses in Eaton 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 Sunfield.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 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 (1 nearby)
Libraries
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 Odessa, Vermontville, Roxand, Kalamo, Campbell, Danby, Sebewa, Woodland, Carlton and Berlin Township (Ionia County).
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.