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ZIP Code 48621: Fairview, MI

ZIP code 48621 uses the postal name Fairview, Michigan and lies entirely in Oscoda County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,100 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $51,304 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Its land lies outside any incorporated or census-designated place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
486sectional center: Metroplex, MI (SCF 480)
21delivery area within it
Town
Fairview · its only residential ZIP
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
51.1 sq mi · 22 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 48621?

48621 centers on 44.721°, -84.013° and covers 51.1 square miles of land plus 0.6 of water. It borders 3 ZIP codes: 48647, 48619, 48728.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 48621 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries.<$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 48621, open its center on OpenStreetMap.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2020 ZCTA cartographic boundaries and the 2023 Gazetteer (2020 ZCTAs); ZIP-to-county shares, Census places and House districts (119th Congress) from the Census 2020 relationship files (shares of land); metro area from the OMB delineation (July 2023); town name and time zone from simplemaps US ZIP Codes (CC BY 4.0).

How does 48621 compare with the rest of Oscoda County?

Rank of 48621 among the residential ZIP codes of its town, county and state (1 = the most; income and home value among ZIP codes of 1,000+ people living in households)
Measure48621In Oscoda CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,1264th of 8799th of 992
Median household income$51k2nd of 4699th of 774
Median home value$145k2nd of 4670th of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 28% of all U.S. residential ZIP codes. ZIP codes at the ACS caps ($250,000 or more for household income, $2,000,000 or more for home value) share the top rank.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B19013, B25077); ranks by PlainZIP over residential ZIP codes (ZCTAs).

How many people live in 48621?

The 2020 Census counted 1,282 people in 48621; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,126. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,126±168 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,282
Households
472
Median age
54.5

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01003, B01002, B11001); 2020 Census (DHC P1); 2010 Census (SF1 P1).

Who lives in 48621?

Of the 1,126 people the ACS estimates in 48621, 24.3% are under 18 and 33.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (93.2%).

  • Under 1824.3%
  • 18 to 6442.4%
  • 65 and older33.3%
Age of the people of 48621 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic93.2%
  • Hispanic or Latino2.9%
  • Other or two or more2.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.5%
Race and Hispanic origin in 48621 (ACS 2020-2024, B03002); each person counted once

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B01001 age by sex, B03002 Hispanic or Latino origin by race); shares of the estimated population, small ZIP codes carry wide margins.

What do households in 48621 earn?

Median household income is $51,304 (ACS 2020-2024), the 2nd highest of the 4 ranked ZIP codes in Oscoda County.

Median household income
$51,304
Income per person
$26,983
Below the poverty line
16.5%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
0.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
19.1%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$53,759590 returns; wages 56% of AGI (IRS)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 and 2015-2019 5-year estimates (B19013, B19301, B17001, B23025, B15003; 2015-2019 dollars converted with the BLS CPI-U, 1.22699); IRS Statistics of Income, ZIP code data, tax year 2022 (adjusted gross income per return, filed under the address on the return).

What are homes worth in 48621?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$145,300
Median gross rent
$543
Homes owned by their occupants
80.3%
Housing units
676
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Index = 100 in 1998, the first year FHFA reports for 48621; 2021: 158.6. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 48621 stops in 2021: it publishes no ZIP index for a year with too few repeat sales.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024 5-year estimates (B25077, B25064, B25003, B25001); FHFA House Price Index, annual five-digit ZIP, updated 2026-03-31.

What businesses are in 48621?

39 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 1 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade11
  • Health care and social assistance7
  • Construction4
  • Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting3
  • Manufacturing3
  • Other services (except public administration)3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Business Patterns 2023 and 2018 (establishments with paid employees, by the business's ZIP code).

Which ZIP codes are next to 48621?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 48621, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
48647Mio3,980$47k6.1 mi
48619Comins415$46k6.8 mi
48728Curran328$46k9.5 mi
49756Lewiston4,100$53k14.4 mi (near)
48761South Branch799$47k15.7 mi (near)
48636Luzerne938$66k16.4 mi (near)
48705Barton City521$65k17.6 mi (near)
48654Rose City2,384$45k17.7 mi (near)

Source: PlainZIP from the Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries (shared edges) and internal points; figures ACS 2020-2024.