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ZIP Code 48749: Omer, MI

ZIP code 48749 uses the postal name Omer, Michigan and lies entirely in Arenac County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,300 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $51,544 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 3% of its land lies in Omer; 97% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2021
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
487sectional center: Metroplex, MI (SCF 480)
49delivery area within it
Town
Omer · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Omer
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
38.8 sq mi · 33 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 48749?

48749 centers on 44.054°, -83.901° and covers 38.8 square miles of land plus 0.5 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 48766, 48658, 48659, 48703.

48658 · Standish48659 · Sterling48703 · Au Gres48766 · Twining48749 · Omer (this ZIP)487494865848659487034876648658 · Standish48659 · Sterling48703 · Au Gres48766 · Twining48749 · Omer (this ZIP)487494865848659487034876648658 · Standish48659 · Sterling48703 · Au Gres48766 · Twining48749 · Omer (this ZIP)4874948658486594870348766
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 48749 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 48749, 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 48749 compare with the rest of Arenac County?

Rank of 48749 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)
Measure48749In Arenac CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,2718th of 9779th of 992
Median household income$52k8th of 8693rd of 774
Median home value$130k6th of 8701st of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 16% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 34% 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 48749?

The 2020 Census counted 1,118 people in 48749; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,271. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,271±207 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,118
Households
515
Median age
46.9

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 48749?

Of the 1,271 people the ACS estimates in 48749, 20.8% are under 18 and 23.7% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (95.4%).

  • Under 1820.8%
  • 18 to 6455.5%
  • 65 and older23.7%
Age of the people of 48749 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic95.4%
  • Black, not Hispanic3.1%
  • Other or two or more1.0%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.1%
Race and Hispanic origin in 48749 (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 48749 earn?

Median household income is $51,544 (ACS 2020-2024), the 8th highest of the 8 ranked ZIP codes in Arenac County.

Median household income
$51,544
Income per person
$28,422
Below the poverty line
12.7%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
6.7%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$50,263510 returns; wages 67% 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 48749?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$129,600
Median gross rent
$1,265
Homes owned by their occupants
92.6%
Housing units
641
0 50 100 200320102021 0 50 100 200320102021 0 50 100 200320102021
Index = 100 in 2003, the first year FHFA reports for 48749; 2021: 117.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 48749 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 48749?

23 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 8 more than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction7
  • Accommodation and food services4
  • Retail trade3

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 48749?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 48749, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
48766Twining1,328$57k4.5 mi
48658Standish4,694$54k5.7 mi
48659Sterling2,563$59k7.5 mi
48703Au Gres3,105$65k11.2 mi
48765Turner535$45k11.3 mi (near)
48756Prescott4,060$46k12.9 mi (near)
48770Whittemore1,843$50k14.3 mi (near)
48613Bentley1,081$59k14.6 mi (near)

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