Wilmot is a township in Cheboygan County, Michigan, home to about 764 people across 36 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49795 and 49799.
Homes sold for a median of $183 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Population76421 per sq mi
Median home value$168,200Census, as estimated by owners
Price per sq ft$183Sold homes, 3 months to August 2026
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Wilmot. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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Around Wilmot
Distances
Nearest major airport
Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)170 miles away
Closer regional airport
Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN)24 miles away
Nearest city of 250,000+
Detroit, MI212 miles away
Nearest city of 1 million+
Chicago, IL281 miles away
Straight-line distances from the center of Wilmot; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Who represents Wilmot
U.S. Representative · Michigan’s 1st DistrictJack Bergman (R)
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Population over time
Wilmot had 822 residents in the 2020 census, up 0% since 2000.
It’s the 1297th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Cheboygan County grew from 15,516 residents in 1900 to 25,579 in 2020.
Cheboygan County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Weather by month
Average highs peak around 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 32.5 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 84 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Vanderbilt 11ene, MI weather station (10 miles away).
Jobs in Cheboygan County
4,794 jobs at 770 businesses in Cheboygan County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Health care
5 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Wilmot’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Munson Healthcare Otsego Memorial HospitalGeneral hospital · no emergency room · CMS rating 4 of 5 · Gaylord15.0 miles
Mclaren Northern MichiganGeneral hospital · emergency room · CMS rating 3 of 5 · Petoskey19.1 miles
Charlevoix Area HospitalCritical access hospital · emergency room · Charlevoix29.7 miles
Providers with an office here
Specialist doctors
1
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
1
Mental health providers
2
Physical and occupational therapists
1
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.
Places in and around Wilmot
Parks (3 nearby)
West Branch of the Sturgeon River Roadside Park · 7 acres0.9 mi
Silver Lake Public Access · 4 acres1.8 mi
Wolverine Village Park · 3 acres1.8 mi
Libraries
Vanderbilt Library7.5 mi
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Public schools here are run by Wolverine Community School District, Vanderbilt Area Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
Public schools(3)
School
Grades
Students
Type
Distance
Wolverine Elementary SchoolWolverine
Pre-K–6
123
Public
1.6 mi
Vanderbilt Area SchoolVanderbilt
K–12
72
Public
7.4 mi
Wolverine MiddleHigh SchoolWolverine
6–12
126
Public
1.7 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 Corwith, Nunda, Mentor Township (Cheboygan County), Ellis, Hudson Township (Charlevoix County), Livingston and Dover Township (Otsego County).
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