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49670 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49670 covers Northport, Michigan, with a population of about 1,659 and a median household income of $90,170.

Population
1,65945 per square mile
Median age
61.322.6 points above the US average
Median household income
$90,1701.3× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
7.7%4.7 points below the US average
Typical home value
$819,312up 35.7% in five years
Median rent
$1,3751.3× the Michigan median
Degree or higher
54.7%19.7 points above the US average
Homeownership
94%29 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
54

Where 49670 is

Northport, Michigan — the area the Census Bureau draws for this ZIP code. ZIP codes are sets of delivery routes rather than areas, so this is the Census approximation of one, not a Postal Service boundary.

People and households

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Population1,659
Median age61.3
Family households66.3%
Born outside the US3.4%
Speaks a language other than English at home5.2%
White (non-Hispanic)91.4%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino2.7%
Veterans11.4%
Population by age
MaleFemale0-45-910-1415-1920-2425-3435-4445-5455-6465-7475-8485+
Income and poverty

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median household income$90,170
Income per person$61,357
Poverty rate7.7%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance4.7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.8%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k1.4%
$20–25k1.0%
$25–30k2.5%
$30–35k3.5%
$35–40k1.4%
$40–45k4.2%
$45–50k0.3%
$50–60k12.2%
$60–75k8.2%
$75–100k13.1%
$100–125k11.7%
$125–150k8.6%
$150–200k9.7%
$200k or more16.0%

Income as declared to the IRS

Filed returns rather than survey responses, so this counts tax units and not households.

Tax returns filed1,080
Mean adjusted gross income$115,820
Returns declaring $200,000 or more12%
Returns, under $25k27.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k19.4%
Returns, $50k–$75k13.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k7.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k20.4%
Returns, $200k or more12.0%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$455,600
Median gross rent$1,375
Rent as a share of household income38.3%
Owner-occupied94%
Vacant homes54.8%
Median year built1982

What the homes are

Detached house91.6%
Attached house3.5%
2 to 4 units2.1%
20 or more units0.2%
Mobile home2.7%
Home values and rents today

Zillow Home Value Index and Zillow Observed Rent Index, courtesy of Zillow. Monthly and current, where the Census figures above are a five-year average and are capped at $2,000,000.

Typical home value$819,312as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 4.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 35.7%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 106.8%
Typical home value since 2000
200820172026$819,312$336,870

$386,837 in 2008 to $819,312 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate1.7%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%
High school diploma or higher96.7%
Works from home31.5%
Drives to work alone56.8%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more23.8%
Health

CDC PLACES 2025 release, model-based estimates. These are modelled small-area estimates for adults, not counts of diagnosed cases.

Obesity29.9% 3.5 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.7% 0.7 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes8.8% 4.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure42.6% 8.5 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health14.8% 5.5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)3.9% 7.4 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression21.4% 0.5 pts below the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.6% 5.8 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis38.3% 13.2 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking12.7% 3.3 pts below the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication85.2% 10.5 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)15.7% 8 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma9.9% 0.5 pts below the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease9.2% 3 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year86.3% 9.6 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening94% 8.1 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability9% 5.8 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening81.2% 16.9 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7.7% 1.1 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist80.6% 19.3 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability29.2% 1.5 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support17% 7.8 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity6.2% 10.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps5.1% 9.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability10% 3.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol43.1% 6.9 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity4.7% 9.1 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability6.1% 2.3 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport3.8% 5.4 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness25.9% 8.5 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.7% 4.8 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)11.3% 5.5 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability14% same as the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.6% 0.9 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability2.9% 1.1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat3.5% 5.3 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours25.4% 11 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.7% 4.3 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.6% 2 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments54
People employed284
Annual payroll$11,564,000
Natural hazard risk

FEMA National Risk Index, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data — the NRI is not published per ZIP.

Overall riskHigher than 66.7% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingRelatively Moderate
Expected annual loss61.9 out of 100
Community resilience99.7 out of 100

By hazard

Score is out of 100 and is the area-weighted average across the census tracts this ZIP code covers. The rating beside it is the highest any one of those tracts carries.

Cold wave99.2Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather97.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide93.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding81.7Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail73.8Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind65Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire63.6Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding54.9Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning50.1Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado35.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane28.5Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave5.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm3.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake2.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Compared with Michigan and the United States

State and national columns are figures for those areas, not for this ZIP code. American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

This ZIPMichiganUnited States
Median household income$90,170$71,149$78,538
Income per person$61,357$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate7.7%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$455,600$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,375$1,084$1,348
Homeownership94%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher54.7%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate1.7%5.8%5.2%
Works from home31.5%12%13.5%
Born outside the US3.4%7%13.9%
Median age61.340.138.7
Climate

NOAA US Climate Normals 1991-2020, from the nearest weather station with a full year of records. The station and its distance are named above, because a station forty kilometres away describes somewhere else.

Weather stationNORTHPORT 2W, MI US3 km away
Rain in a year33 in
Snow in a year91 in

Average high and low by month

January28.6°F / 18.2°F2.3 in rain, 26.3 in snow
February29.9°F / 17.1°F1.51 in rain, 19 in snow
March38.4°F / 22.5°F1.99 in rain, 12.6 in snow
April49.6°F / 32.6°F2.89 in rain, 5.9 in snow
May61.7°F / 42.7°F2.86 in rain, 0.1 in snow
June70.9°F / 52.6°F2.97 in rain
July75.4°F / 58.9°F2.69 in rain
August75°F / 58.9°F2.73 in rain
September68.7°F / 52.4°F3.47 in rain
October56.1°F / 42.4°F4.04 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November44.1°F / 33.2°F3.11 in rain, 6.2 in snow
December34°F / 23.7°F2.29 in rain, 21.2 in snow
Access to food

USDA Food Access Research Atlas, estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Each figure is the share of the ZIP code's land area that falls in a tract carrying that flag.

Low income and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
No vehicle and far from a supermarketNone of this ZIP code
School districts

NCES Geographic Relationship File 2025, which states the association between each district and each ZIP code tabulation area directly. Elementary and secondary districts can cover the same ground, so shares need not total 100%.

This ZIP code is served by 2 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Northport Public School District96.3% of this ZIP code's land area
Leland Public School District3.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Community and walkability

CDC/ATSDR Social Vulnerability Index 2022 and the EPA National Walkability Index, both estimated for this ZIP code from census tract data. Vulnerability figures are national percentile ranks, not measurements.

Overall social vulnerability7more vulnerable than 7% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Household characteristics19more vulnerable than 19% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Walkability5.2 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

The closest ZIP codes by centre point, which is not the same as sharing a border.

49674 Omena, MI7 km away
49682 Suttons Bay, MI16.8 km away
49653 Lake Leelanau, MI17.1 km away
49673 Old Mission, MI20.4 km away
49627 Eastport, MI21 km away
49648 Kewadin, MI23.7 km away
49622 Central Lake, MI27.8 km away
49729 Ellsworth, MI28.2 km away
Location, counties and time zone

County shares from Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files. Time zone from the USDOT National Transportation Atlas, which renders the boundaries written into 49 CFR Part 71.

Leelanau County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area36.8 sq mi
Water area0.72 sq mi
Population density45 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.1157, -85.6173

Figures are published for this ZIP code or its Census tabulation area unless a section says otherwise. Estimates whose margin of error made them unreliable are omitted rather than shown. Sources: US Census Bureau, CDC, IRS.

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