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ZIP Code 49701: Mackinaw City, MI

ZIP code 49701 uses the postal name Mackinaw City, Michigan and lies mostly in Emmet County (62% of its land) with the rest in Cheboygan County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 880 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $44,583 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 20% of its land lies in Mackinaw City; 80% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2023
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
497sectional center: Traverse City, MI (SCF 496)
01delivery area within it
Town
Mackinaw City · its only residential ZIP
County
Emmet County (62%); Cheboygan County (38%)
Census places
Mackinaw City
Micro area
Petoskey, MI
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
17.4 sq mi · 51 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49701?

49701 centers on 45.742°, -84.741° and covers 17.4 square miles of land plus 10.6 of water. It borders 2 ZIP codes: 49718, 49721.

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Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49701 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49701, 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 49701 compare with the rest of Emmet County?

Rank of 49701 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)
Measure49701In Emmet CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)8828th of 11833rd of 992
Median household income$45knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$229knot rankednot ranked

49701's income and home value are not ranked: it has fewer than 1,000 residents (882). Rankings use ZIP codes of 1,000 or more people living in households, with margins at most 25% of the figure.

It is denser than 42% of 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 49701?

The 2020 Census counted 1,050 people in 49701; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 882. Its boundary changed between the 2010 and 2020 censuses, so the two counts are not compared.

People, ACS 2020-2024
882±125 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
1,050
Households
433
Median age
51.1

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 49701?

Of the 882 people the ACS estimates in 49701, 12.7% are under 18 and 32.2% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (58.6%), then Other or two or more (16.2%).

  • Under 1812.7%
  • 18 to 6455.1%
  • 65 and older32.2%
Age of the people of 49701 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic58.6%
  • Other or two or more16.2%
  • Black, not Hispanic15.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino5.6%
  • Asian, not Hispanic3.9%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49701 (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 49701 earn?

Median household income is $44,583 (ACS 2020-2024).

Median household income
$44,583±$13,909
Income per person
$30,648
Below the poverty line
16.7%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
15.0%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
29.4%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$75,223690 returns; wages 45% 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 49701?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$228,700
Median gross rent
$865
Homes owned by their occupants
71.1%
Housing units
824
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Index = 100 in 2001, the first year FHFA reports for 49701; 2023: 201.5. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49701 stops in 2023: 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 49701?

149 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 9 fewer than in 2018; the most are in accommodation and food services (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Accommodation and food services69
  • Retail trade32
  • Other services (except public administration)11
  • Manufacturing8
  • Real estate and rental and leasing7
  • Construction6

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 49701?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49701, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
49718Carp Lake619$49k5.2 mi
49721Cheboygan13,891$61k18.0 mi
49755Levering1,799$66k8.0 mi (near)
49757Mackinac Island561$95k9.9 mi (near)
49775Pointe Aux Pins34$133k12.8 mi (near)
49769Pellston1,718$68k13.2 mi (near)
49781Saint Ignace4,156$64k14.3 mi (near)
49716Brutus1,006$100k16.1 mi (near)

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