Painesdale Michigan Map

About Painesdale, Michigan

Painesdale is a locality in Houghton County, Michigan, United States. It is a small community with a population of 416. The population density is 345.4 people per km². Painesdale is located at 47.0433°N, 88.6723°W. It observes the Eastern Time (America/Detroit) timezone. ZIP code: 49905.

Painesdale rests in a fold of the land, where the dense greens of the Keweenaw Peninsula begin to soften into the rolling terrain. It lies 151.2 miles north-north-east of Wausau, WI (from Wausau, WI: bearing 17°T), and is situated 7.3 miles south-west of Houghton. The air here, even in the quiet of afternoon, carries the damp coolness of the surrounding forests, a subtle perfume of pine needles and rich, dark earth. Low-slung houses, many with sturdy, practical designs, are scattered across the landscape, their rooftops often softened by a dusting of moss or the patient spread of lichen. The roads wind with a gentle, unhurried logic, following the natural contours of the hills, and the sky above, when it finally yields its persistent cloud cover, can be a vast, pale blue, stretched taut over the quietude. This place was born of iron, a legacy etched into the very bones of the land by the relentless toil of miners who sought its bounty deep beneath the surface. The echoes of that industry still linger, not in grand monuments, but in the quiet resilience of the people and the enduring character of the buildings. Though the mines have long since stilled their metallic roar, the spirit of hard work and shared endeavor remains. Local life now finds its rhythm in smaller enterprises, in the steady hum of commerce along the main thoroughfare, and in the shared appreciation for the wild beauty that presses in from all sides. The forests themselves, once a resource to be tamed, now offer a different kind of wealth, a place for quiet contemplation and the renewal of spirit, where the only sounds are the rustle of leaves and the distant call of a bird.

About This Painesdale Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Painesdale, Michigan — switch between views using the small square in the bottom left-hand corner of the map. Coordinates: 47.043262, -88.672349. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service, with current observations and a 7-day forecast also powered by Open-Meteo. Real-time local news and world news feeds keep the page current, while a Wikipedia summary or an editorially written description provides background on Painesdale and Houghton County.

Detailed location data for Painesdale includes the ZIP code (49955), telephone area code (906), county seat of Houghton County (Houghton), and school district assignment (Adams Township School District). These are among the most commonly searched location details for any US city or town.

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity — ensuring the correct Painesdale is identified even where the name is shared across multiple counties or states. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.