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ZIP Codes Starting with
76 ZIP codes start with 497, sorted at the Traverse City, MI (SCF 496) sectional center (USPS labeling list L005, effective October 1, 2026) in Michigan: 66 residential ZIP codes across 13 counties and 10 PO Box or single-organization codes (Census 2020 ZCTAs and GeoNames postal codes, October 2026).
What do the digits 497 mean?
The first digit, 4, is one of ten national areas (Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio). The first three, 497, route mail to a sectional center: USPS labeling list L005 (effective October 1, 2026) sends letters for 497 to the Traverse City, MI (SCF 496) facility. The last two digits pick the delivery area. By residents, the largest town names among the 497 ZIP codes are Alpena, Gaylord, Sault Sainte Marie, Petoskey, Cheboygan and Grayling.
The same facility sorts 2 prefixes, 146 ZIP codes in all: 496, 497.
Where are the 497 ZIP codes?
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries; ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B19013).
All ZIP codes starting with 497
| County | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49701 | Mackinaw City | Emmet County | 882 | 51 | $45k | $229k |
| 49705 | Afton | Cheboygan County | 865 | 13 | $78k | $169k |
| 49706 | Alanson | Emmet County | 4,920 | 84 | $77k | $249k |
| 49707 | Alpena | Alpena County | 21,881 | 102 | $51k | $154k |
| 49709 | Atlanta | Montmorency County | 3,772 | 16 | $51k | $154k |
| 49710 | Barbeau | Chippewa County | 290 | 8 | $78k | $205k |
| 49711 | Bay Shore | Charlevoix County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49712 | Boyne City | Charlevoix County | 8,203 | 112 | $74k | $295k |
| 49713 | Boyne Falls | Charlevoix County | 2,011 | 20 | $83k | $244k |
| 49715 | Brimley | Chippewa County | 3,116 | 18 | $64k | $163k |
| 49716 | Brutus | Emmet County | 1,006 | 44 | $100k | $307k |
| 49717 | Burt Lake | Cheboygan County | 43 | 34 | – | – |
| 49718 | Carp Lake | Emmet County | 619 | 14 | $49k | $194k |
| 49719 | Cedarville | Mackinac County | 1,407 | 21 | $75k | $227k |
| 49720 | Charlevoix | Charlevoix County | 9,017 | 94 | $78k | $298k |
| 49721 | Cheboygan | Cheboygan County | 13,891 | 52 | $61k | $172k |
| 49722 | Conway | Emmet County | 73 | 183 | $88k | $488k |
| 49723 | Cross Village | Emmet County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49724 | Dafter | Chippewa County | 1,231 | 20 | $82k | $166k |
| 49725 | De Tour Village | Chippewa County | 550 | 12 | $55k | $230k |
| 49726 | Drummond Island | Chippewa County | 1,155 | 9 | $67k | $273k |
| 49727 | East Jordan | Antrim County | 6,755 | 56 | $71k | $222k |
| 49728 | Eckerman | Chippewa County | 477 | 3 | $61k | $122k |
| 49729 | Ellsworth | Antrim County | 1,470 | 40 | $78k | $243k |
| 49730 | Elmira | Antrim County | 2,170 | 23 | $80k | $207k |
| 49733 | Frederic | Crawford County | 1,997 | 19 | $66k | $148k |
| 49734 | Gaylord | Otsego County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49735 | Gaylord | Otsego County | 20,773 | 84 | $71k | $227k |
| 49736 | Goetzville | Chippewa County | 510 | 7 | $50k | $136k |
| 49737 | Good Hart | Emmet County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49738 | Grayling | Crawford County | 9,696 | 29 | $60k | $169k |
| 49739 | Grayling | Crawford County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49740 | Harbor Springs | Emmet County | 7,197 | 58 | $89k | $364k |
| 49743 | Hawks | Presque Isle County | 896 | 10 | $53k | $126k |
| 49744 | Herron | Alpena County | 934 | 25 | $78k | $194k |
| 49745 | Hessel | Mackinac County | 707 | 9 | $44k | $124k |
| 49746 | Hillman | Montmorency County | 3,284 | 16 | $47k | $164k |
| 49747 | Hubbard Lake | Alcona County | 2,177 | 21 | $73k | $180k |
| 49748 | Hulbert | Chippewa County | 222 | 2 | $56k | $113k |
| 49749 | Indian River | Cheboygan County | 4,411 | 68 | $66k | $244k |
| 49751 | Johannesburg | Otsego County | 2,161 | 14 | $62k | $189k |
| 49752 | Kinross | Chippewa County | 1,655 | 80 | $63k | $94k |
| 49753 | Lachine | Alpena County | 1,706 | 11 | $57k | $153k |
| 49755 | Levering | Emmet County | 1,799 | 18 | $66k | $189k |
| 49756 | Lewiston | Oscoda County | 4,100 | 22 | $53k | $163k |
| 49757 | Mackinac Island | Mackinac County | 561 | 129 | $95k | $733k |
| 49759 | Millersburg | Presque Isle County | 1,376 | 9 | $57k | $181k |
| 49760 | Moran | Mackinac County | 734 | 5 | $59k | $142k |
| 49761 | Mullett Lake | Cheboygan County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49762 | Naubinway | Mackinac County | 675 | 3 | $58k | $177k |
| 49764 | Oden | Emmet County | 46 | 1,243 | – | – |
| 49765 | Onaway | Presque Isle County | 4,333 | 18 | $57k | $124k |
| 49766 | Ossineke | Alpena County | 2,565 | 56 | $61k | $162k |
| 49768 | Paradise | Chippewa County | 358 | 2 | $74k | $200k |
| 49769 | Pellston | Emmet County | 1,718 | 30 | $68k | $160k |
| 49770 | Petoskey | Emmet County | 18,221 | 167 | $80k | $355k |
| 49774 | Pickford | Chippewa County | 1,999 | 13 | $85k | $167k |
| 49775 | Pointe Aux Pins | Mackinac County | 34 | 1 | $133k | $238k |
| 49776 | Posen | Presque Isle County | 1,866 | 14 | $59k | $149k |
| 49777 | Presque Isle | Presque Isle County | 1,940 | 36 | $86k | $232k |
| 49779 | Rogers City | Presque Isle County | 4,593 | 35 | $54k | $124k |
| 49780 | Rudyard | Chippewa County | 1,692 | 6 | $69k | $156k |
| 49781 | Saint Ignace | Mackinac County | 4,156 | 51 | $64k | $165k |
| 49782 | Beaver Island | Charlevoix County | 732 | 13 | $76k | $361k |
| 49783 | Sault Sainte Marie | Chippewa County | 18,681 | 126 | $61k | $159k |
| 49784 | Kincheloe | Chippewa County | 1,814 | 13,437 | – | – |
| 49785 | Kincheloe | Chippewa County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49786 | Kincheloe | Chippewa County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49788 | Kincheloe | Chippewa County | 2,841 | 375 | $58k | $112k |
| 49791 | Topinabee | Cheboygan County | 164 | 314 | $60k | $214k |
| 49792 | Tower | Cheboygan County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49793 | Trout Lake | Chippewa County | 153 | 2 | $39k | $124k |
| 49795 | Vanderbilt | Otsego County | 1,884 | 14 | $57k | $167k |
| 49796 | Walloon Lake | Charlevoix County | 359 | 227 | $87k | $282k |
| 49797 | Waters | Otsego County | PO Box or unique | – | – | – |
| 49799 | Wolverine | Cheboygan County | 2,331 | 20 | $58k | $185k |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0) for codes without a residential area.