Save town Compare Needs More Love
Town guide

Powers

A village of 381 people in Michigan
Be the first to joinEarn karma for joining →
1

Now in Powers

What’s happening this week

All posts →
From your neighbors

What’s happening

A preview of what neighbors share. Be the first to post in Powers.

Weather

Forecast →
Coming up

Upcoming events

Nothing on the calendar yet

Put the next local happening — a market, a meeting, a concert — on the map.

Add an event →
Around town

Local news

All news →

Headlines via Google News · Articles belong to their publishers.

2

Around town

The places and views that make it Powers

Explore places →
3

Know Powers

The town at a glance, and the guide to how things work

Open the full guide →

About Powers

Village in Michigan, United States
381Population
1 sq miArea
876 ftElevation

Powers is a village in Menominee County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The population was 381 at the 2020 census, down from 422 in 2010. Located within Spalding Township, it is part of the Marinette micropolitan area.

From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)

Town numbers

ZIP code49874
Living in Powers

Housing in Powers

$187K▲ 10.9% in a year Typical home value · Zillow

The typical Powers home is worth about $187,000, up 10.9% in a year, 30% below the Michigan typical home.

Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data CenterHousing market →

Work & commute in Powers

Full picture →

Most working residents leave Powers for work: only 4% work in town. The top destinations are Harris (13%), Escanaba (10%) and Iron Mountain (9%). Half commute less than 23 miles.

Harris
13%
Escanaba
10%
Iron Mountain
9%
Spalding
7%
Census LEHD 2021 · ACSWork & commute in Powers →

Health in Powers

Compared with Michigan

9better than MI·11worse

of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 12 are too close to call.

BetterToo close to callWorse

What stands out

Care nearby

Osf St. Francis Hospital and Medical GroupEscanaba · 20.9 mi · ER · rural critical access
Menominee Family Health CenterMenominee · 40.3 mi · sliding-scale fees
Primary careShortage · county-wide
DentalShortage · county-wide
Mental healthShortage · county-wide
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CDC's estimate for Powers · CMS · HRSAHealth in Powers →

Natural hazards in Powers

12
Very low

Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 12% of U.S. communities.

🥶 Cold waves🌊 Inland flooding
FEMA National Risk Index December 2025 · OpenFEMANatural hazards in Powers →

Climate in Powers

Full climate →

Powers has cold, snowy winters and pleasant summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 81°, a January night drops to 7°, and about 70 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.

28° / 10°Winter
53° / 29°Spring
78° / 53°Summer
56° / 36°Fall
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020Climate in Powers →

Libraries near Powers

See all →
Nearest: Hermansville Branch LibraryHermansville · 4 miles · 16 hrs a week

Famous people from Powers

See all 1 →

How things work in Powers

All explainers →
The coffee’s on

Where to, neighbor?

You’re in Powers, MIView boundary

Nearby

All towns & citiesExplore the map
Loading boundary…

Powers is your selected town. The feed includes posts assigned to this town, not a distance radius or ZIP code.

Neighborhoods narrow the feed further, while townwide announcements, events, and issues remain visible.

Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01