NaubinwayMI
With 103 residents, this town was settled in 1879.
Is Naubinway a good place to live?
Naubinway’s midsummer high is 73°F, where Michigan’s towns sit at 82°F and U.S. towns at 85°F. Of the 702 Michigan towns we compare, none has a lower share of adults with a bachelor’s degree than Naubinway. 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.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Naubinway.
Naubinway has a very low natural-hazard risk, chiefly from inland flooding
Expected damage from storms and floods is lower here than in 84% of U.S. communities.
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
In Naubinway, expect snowy winters and pleasant summers
For Naubinway, the January low is 13°F.
Typical low → high °F
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Naubinway stands out in Michigan and nationally: a smaller share of its adults binge drink
Among adults in Naubinway, 19% report frequent physical distress. No town among the 702 in Michigan we compare has a higher share of adults who had a checkup this year than Naubinway. On the CDC’s 32 measures, Naubinway is ahead of Michigan on 6 and behind on 11.
| 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
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.
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
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