NWS Gaylord has forecast and warning responsibility for 25 counties in Northern Lower Michigan and Eastern Upper Michigan. The office also broadcasts on at least four NWR transmitters. There are no dining facilities immediately adjacent to the office. There are several restaurants within five miles of the site, primarily along Old Highway 27. A microwave and refrigerator are available at the office.
Employees working shift normally bring their lunch.
The 1990 Census sets Gaylord's population at 3,260. The local Chamber of Commerce states, unofficially, that the population is twice that number, and still growing. Gaylord is on Interstate 75, the major north-south corridor through northern lower Michigan, about 58 miles south of the Straits of Mackinaw and the Mackinaw Bridge. At 1,385 feet above sea level, it has the highest elevation of any city in Michigan's lower peninsula. Gaylord is referred to as the Alpine Village, as the downtown area has a Swiss-inspired building motif.