Tompkins is a township in Jackson County, Michigan, home to about 2,631 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49264, 49269, 49277 and 49284.
Homes sold for a median of $171 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Onondaga; part is in Tompkins
Mostly Sandstone; part is in Tompkins
Mostly Rives; part is in Tompkins
Mostly Springport; part is in Tompkins
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Tompkins. 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)61 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Capital Region International Airport (LAN)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Toledo, OH69 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL166 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Tompkins; 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.
Tompkins had 2,618 residents in the 2020 census, down 5% since 2000.
It’s the 663rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Jackson County grew from 48,222 residents in 1900 to 160,366 in 2020.
Jackson County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 32.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Jackson Reynolds Fld, MI weather station (8 miles away).
50,612 jobs at 2,991 businesses in Jackson County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
17 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Tompkins’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 6 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 9 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 2 |
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)
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.
Public schools here are run by Western School District, Springport Public Schools, Ingham ISD. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Parma Elementary SchoolParma | Pre-K–5 | 408 | Public | 9.0 mi |
| Springport Elementary SchoolSpringport | K–5 | 437 | Public | 8.7 mi |
| Malcolm Williams SchoolOnondaga | 5–12 | 11 | Alternative Education | 4.4 mi |
| Springport Middle SchoolSpringport | 6–8 | 222 | Public | 8.9 mi |
| Western Middle SchoolParma | 6–8 | 594 | Public | 9.1 mi |
| Springport High SchoolSpringport | 9–12 | 273 | Public | 8.6 mi |
| Western High SchoolParma | 9–12 | 809 | Public | 9.1 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with Sandstone, Rives, Springport, Onondaga, Spring Arbor, Parma, Clarence, Concord, Brookfield Township (Eaton County), Aurelius and Hamlin Township (Eaton 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.