NaubinwayMI
A town of 103, settled in 1879.
Is Naubinway a good place to live?
The biggest park or preserve is Hiawatha Sportsman's Club, at 114 acres. Naubinway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
103 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Moving to Naubinway: who provides what
Naubinway is unincorporated, so Mackinac County and regional agencies provide most services.
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Naubinway.
Naubinway has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
For Naubinway, the risk rating from FEMA is 16 of 100. Expected losses in Naubinway break down as 86% from inland flooding and 10% from cold waves.
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
More of Naubinway’s households live in a home they own than in the typical Michigan or U.S. town
The typical Naubinway home is worth about $204,000, up 6.5% in a year, 23% below the Michigan typical home.
Typical home value
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Naubinway stands out in Michigan and nationally, with a typical July afternoon cooler than most
Expect cold, snowy winters and cool summers in Naubinway. July afternoons reach 73°, January nights drop to 13° and about 99 inches of snow falls in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
How healthy Naubinway is
In Naubinway, nearly a fifth of adults report frequent physical distress, and 11% binge drink. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Naubinway is ahead of Michigan on 6 and behind on 11. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Naubinway. Among adults locally, 51% have high blood pressure.
| Naubinway | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 12% | 12% |
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 14% | 14% |
| Binge drink (CDC PLACES) | 11% | 17% | 16% |
| High blood pressure (CDC PLACES) | 51% | 36% | 35% |
| What stands out | Naubinway | MI |
|---|---|---|
| Fewer binge drinkers | 10.9% | 15.9% |
| Fewer adults facing housing insecurity | 9.1% | 11.9% |
| More adults with heart disease | 13.3% | 7% |
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
0.2% of the land in Naubinway is protected from building
0.3 miles of trail wind through 1 park or preserve. Naubinway’s trail density is 0.6 miles per square mile.
| Naubinway | Michigan towns | U.S. towns | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 0.2% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.6 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Hiawatha Sportsman's Club | 0.3 mi | 114 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Everything we know about Naubinway
Colleges nearby
None within 15 miles of Naubinway; the nearest are
About 3 of every 100 Naubinway residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
About Naubinway
Census-designated place and unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Naubinway ( NAW-bin-way) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Mackinac County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population of the CDP was 147 at the 2020 census, which was the first year that it was recorded by the census. The community is located within Garfield Township. As an unincorporated community, Naubinway has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 49762 ZIP Code. Naubinway is located along U.S. Route 2 and is the northernmost community on the shores on Lake Michigan. It is also the largest commercial fishing port in the state's Upper Peninsula.
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- Area
- 0.5 sq mi
- ZIP code
- 49762
Questions about Naubinway
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Is Naubinway, MI a good place to live?
Naubinway has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.