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ZIP Code 49766: Ossineke, MI

ZIP code 49766 uses the postal name Ossineke, Michigan and lies entirely in Alpena County (Census 2020 ZIP-county file). About 2,600 people live there (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). Median household income is $61,346 (Census Bureau, ACS 2020-2024). By Census place, 8% of its land lies in Ossineke (a census-designated place); 92% is outside any Census place.

  • ACS2020-24
  • Census2020
  • FHFA2025
  • ZBP2023
  • IRS2022
4national area: Michigan, Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio
497sectional center: Traverse City, MI (SCF 496)
66delivery area within it
Town
Ossineke · its only residential ZIP
Census places
Ossineke census-designated place
Micro area
Alpena, MI
House district
MI-1 119th Congress
Time zone
Eastern
Land area
45.7 sq mi · 56 people per sq mi

Where is ZIP code 49766?

49766 centers on 44.908°, -83.432° and covers 45.7 square miles of land plus 8.3 of water. It borders 4 ZIP codes: 48762, 48721, 49747, 49707.

48721 · Black River48762 · Spruce49707 · Alpena49747 · Hubbard Lake49766 · Ossineke (this ZIP)497664970749747487624872148721 · Black River48762 · Spruce49707 · Alpena49747 · Hubbard Lake49766 · Ossineke (this ZIP)497664970749747487624872148721 · Black River48762 · Spruce49707 · Alpena49747 · Hubbard Lake49766 · Ossineke (this ZIP)4976649707497474876248721
Shaded by median household income, in national fifths (ACS 2020-2024); 49766 outlined. Census 2020 ZCTA boundaries. <$54.1k$98.1k+no figure

The map draws ZIP code areas only. For the streets inside 49766, 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 49766 compare with the rest of Alpena County?

Rank of 49766 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)
Measure49766In Alpena CountyIn MI
People (ACS 2020-2024)2,5653rd of 8627th of 992
Median household income$61knot rankednot ranked
Median home value$162k3rd of 6574th of 779

49766's median household income is not ranked: its 90% margin of error (±$17,968) is more than a quarter of the figure ($61,346). 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 44% 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 49766?

The 2020 Census counted 2,461 people in 49766; the ACS, which samples households over 2020-2024, estimates 2,565. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew 1.8% (its boundary stayed at least 90% the same).

People, ACS 2020-2024
2,565±362 (90% margin)
2020 Census count
2,461+1.8% since 2010 (2,417)
Households
1,064
Median age
49.5

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 49766?

Of the 2,565 people the ACS estimates in 49766, 15.3% are under 18 and 23.1% are 65 or older. The largest group by race and Hispanic origin is White (not Hispanic) (98.0%).

  • Under 1815.3%
  • 18 to 6461.6%
  • 65 and older23.1%
Age of the people of 49766 (ACS 2020-2024, B01001)
  • White, not Hispanic98.0%
  • Other or two or more1.7%
  • Hispanic or Latino0.3%
  • Black, not Hispanic0.0%
  • Asian, not Hispanic0.0%
Race and Hispanic origin in 49766 (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 49766 earn?

Median household income is $61,346 (ACS 2020-2024). It is not measurably different from 2015-2019 ($57,833 in 2024 dollars): the change is within the surveys' margins of error.

Median household income
$61,346±$17,968
Income per person
$37,861
Below the poverty line
10.3%
Unemployed (of the labor force)
10.6%
Adults 25+ with a bachelor's degree
16.8%
Adjusted gross income per tax return, 2022
$62,0431,140 returns; wages 62% 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 49766?

FHFA's house price index for 49766, built from repeat sales and appraisals of the same homes, rose 135% from 2015 to 2025 and rose 80% from 2020 to 2025.

Median home value (owners' estimate)
$161,800
Median gross rent
$746
Homes owned by their occupants
91.3%
Housing units
1,285
0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025 0 100 200 300 400 19932000201020202025
Index = 100 in 1993, the first year FHFA reports for 49766; 2025: 374.2. Annual, not seasonally adjusted; FHFA calls its ZIP-level indexes developmental.

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 49766?

39 business establishments had a location in this ZIP code in 2023, 4 more than in 2018; the most are in retail trade (ZIP Code Business Patterns).

  • Retail trade9
  • Construction8
  • Health care and social assistance7
  • Other services (except public administration)5

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 49766?

ZIP codes that share a boundary with 49766, then the nearest by center
ZIPTownPeopleHousehold incomeDistance
48762Spruce930$73k8.1 mi
48721Black River406$61k9.2 mi
49747Hubbard Lake2,177$73k10.9 mi
49707Alpena21,881$51k13.0 mi
49744Herron934$78k12.5 mi (near)
48742Lincoln1,805$67k12.9 mi (near)
48740Harrisville2,505$54k17.1 mi (near)
48705Barton City521$65k18.3 mi (near)

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