Yates is a township in Lake County, Michigan, home to about 835 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49642, and parts of 49309 and 49623 are in Yates too.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a balanced market.
Mostly Yates; also Cherry Valley and Pleasant Plains
Mostly Lilley; part is in Yates
Mostly Chase; part is in Yates
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Yates. 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)68 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Muskegon County Airport (MKG)54 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI125 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL172 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Yates; 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.
Yates had 755 residents in the 2020 census, up 6% since 2000.
It’s the 1275th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Lake County grew from 4,957 residents in 1900 to 12,096 in 2020.
Lake 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 38.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 61 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Big Rapids Wtp, MI weather station (16 miles away).
1,192 jobs at 176 businesses in Lake 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 (2 nearby)
Grocery stores
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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 Lilley, Chase, Pinora, Cherry Valley, Home Township, Merrill, Beaver Township, Troy Township and Pleasant Plains.
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.