Residential delivery area · Michigan

ZIP Code 49755: Levering, MI

ZIP code 49755 uses the postal name Levering, Michigan and lies mostly in Emmet County (76% of its land) with the rest in Cheboygan County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 1,800 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $65,789 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, under 1% of its land lies in Levering (a census-designated place); more than 99% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2024
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
497sectional center: Traverse City, MI (SCF 496)
55delivery area within it
Town
Levering · its only residential ZIP
County
Emmet County (76%); Cheboygan County (24%)
Census places
Levering census-designated place
Micro area
Petoskey, MI
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
102.4 sq mi · 18 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49755?

49755 centers on 45.643°, -84.828° and covers 102.4 square miles of land plus 6.0 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 49718, 49769, 49740, 49721.

49718 · Carp Lake49721 · Cheboygan49740 · Harbor Springs49769 · Pellston49755 · Levering (this ZIP)497554972149740497184976949718 · Carp Lake49721 · Cheboygan49740 · Harbor Springs49769 · Pellston49755 · Levering (this ZIP)497554972149740497184976949718 · Carp Lake49721 · Cheboygan49740 · Harbor Springs49769 · Pellston49755 · Levering (this ZIP)4975549721497404971849769
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49755 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49755, 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 49755 compare with the rest of Emmet County?

Rank of 49755 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)
Measure49755In Emmet CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)1,7995th of 11710th of 992
Median household income$66k6th of 6470th of 774
Median home value$189k6th of 7429th of 779

Its median household income is higher than in 40% of U.S. residential ZIP codes, and it is denser than 24% 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 49755?

The 2020 Census counted 1,847 people in 49755; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 1,799. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell 2.4% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
1,799
2020 Census count
1,847−2.4% since 2010 (1,892)
Households
848
Median age
50.4

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 49755?

Of the 1,799 people the ACS estimates in 49755, 16.2% are under 18 and 23.3% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (86.1%), then Other or two or more (11.4%).

  • Under 1816.2%
  • 18 to 6460.5%
  • 65 and older23.3%
Age of the people of 49755 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic86.1%
  • Other or two or more11.4%
  • Asian, not Hispanic1.8%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.7%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49755 (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 49755 earn?

Median household income is $65,789 (ACS 2020-2024), the 6th highest of the 6 ranked ZIP codes in Emmet County. It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($59,189 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$65,789
Income per person
$37,794
Below the poverty line
9.6%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
6.1%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
23.5%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$56,128960 returns; wages 64% 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 49755?

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$188,900
Median gross rent
$881
Homes owned by their occupants
88.1%
Housing units
1,338
0 100 200 300 1998201020202024 0 100 200 300 1998201020202024 0 100 200 300 1998201020202024
Index = 100 in 1998, the first year FHFA reports for 49755; 2024: 307.8. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental. FHFA's series for 49755 stops in 2024: 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 49755?

18 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 7 fewer than in 2018; the most are in construction (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Construction11
  • 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 49755?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49755, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
49718Carp Lake619$49k5.1 mi
49769Pellston1,718$68k5.3 mi
49740Harbor Springs7,197$89k11.5 mi
49721Cheboygan13,891$61k18.6 mi
49701Mackinaw City882$45k8.0 mi (near)
49716Brutus1,006$100k10.0 mi (near)
49706Alanson4,920$77k14.4 mi (near)
49764Oden46–15.2 mi (near)
49722Conway73$88k15.5 mi (near)

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