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49766 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49766 covers Ossineke, Michigan, with a population of about 2,498 and a median household income of $56,806.

Population
2,49855 per square mile
Median age
51.713 points above the US average
Median household income
$56,80620% below the Michigan median
Poverty rate
9.4%3 points below the US average
Typical home value
$217,834up 34.5% in five years
Median rent
$69136% below the Michigan median
Degree or higher
17.4%17.6 points below the US average
Homeownership
91.2%26.2 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
32

Where 49766 is

Ossineke, 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

Population2,498
Median age51.7
Family households63.8%
Born outside the US1.8%
Speaks a language other than English at home10.3%
White (non-Hispanic)98.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0%
Hispanic or Latino0.1%
Veterans9.5%
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$56,806
Income per person$36,126
Poverty rate9.4%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance18.5%

Household income distribution

Under $10k2.5%
$10–15k2.6%
$15–20k3.3%
$20–25k6.2%
$25–30k4.2%
$30–35k8.3%
$35–40k5.7%
$40–45k5.6%
$45–50k0.9%
$50–60k12.5%
$60–75k7.4%
$75–100k16.2%
$100–125k5.6%
$125–150k7.5%
$150–200k2.2%
$200k or more9.3%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed1,140
Mean adjusted gross income$62,043
Returns declaring $200,000 or more2.6%
Returns, under $25k31.6%
Returns, $25k–$50k23.7%
Returns, $50k–$75k15.8%
Returns, $75k–$100k11.4%
Returns, $100k–$200k14.9%
Returns, $200k or more2.6%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$155,400
Median gross rent$691
Owner-occupied91.2%
Vacant homes19.7%
Median year built1970

What the homes are

Detached house84.9%
Attached house0.1%
2 to 4 units3.2%
5 to 19 units0.7%
Mobile home10.4%
Boat, RV or van0.7%
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$217,834as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 7.2%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 34.5%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 75.1%
Typical home value since 2000
201320192026$217,834$116,659

$118,629 in 2013 to $217,834 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate11.8%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%
High school diploma or higher91.9%
Works from home12.9%
Drives to work alone68.6%
Takes public transport0%
Commutes 45 minutes or more12.7%
Health

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

Obesity39.8% 6.4 pts above the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes12.8% 0.8 pts above the national average of 12%
Currently smokes16.4% 3.2 pts above the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure39.2% 5.1 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health20.2% same as the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)6.3% 5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression28% 6.1 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity26.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis34.6% 9.5 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.1% same as the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication79.6% 4.9 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.8% 3.1 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.9% 1.5 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease8.4% 2.2 pts above the national average of 6.2%
Routine check-up in past year81.1% 4.4 pts above the national average of 76.7%
Cholesterol screening87.8% 1.9 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability15.1% same as the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening71.9% 7.6 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD10.1% 3.5 pts above the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist68.1% 6.8 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability34.6% 3.9 pts above the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support21.7% 3.1 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity13.4% 3.7 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps13.2% 1.1 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability9% 2.3 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol38.3% 2.1 pts above the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity9.9% 3.9 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability9.3% 0.9 pts above the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport7.4% 1.8 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness31.4% 3 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use74.7% 1.2 pts below the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)17.9% 1.1 pts above the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability16.4% 2.4 pts above the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)15.6% 2.1 pts above the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability4.2% same as the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat7.4% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours33.2% 3.2 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke4.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost11.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability5.1% 0.5 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments32
People employed199
Annual payroll$8,614,000
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 31.1% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Low across the 3 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss24.8 out of 100
Community resilience81.9 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 wave78.8Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire67Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning65.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide65Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail60.2Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding55.6Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind44.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado42.3Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather36.5Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane34.9Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding34.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm12.8Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake7.4Very 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$56,806$71,149$78,538
Income per person$36,126$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate9.4%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$155,400$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$691$1,084$1,348
Homeownership91.2%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher17.4%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate11.8%5.8%5.2%
Works from home12.9%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.8%7%13.9%
Median age51.740.138.7
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 stationALPENA WWTP, MI US16.9 km away
Rain in a year32 in
Snow in a year59 in

Average high and low by month

January27.1°F / 13.4°F2.19 in rain, 15.6 in snow
February28.6°F / 12.7°F1.7 in rain, 14.4 in snow
March36.8°F / 20.8°F1.81 in rain, 6.2 in snow
April48.4°F / 32.1°F3.11 in rain, 3.5 in snow
May60.8°F / 43.1°F3.17 in rain
June71°F / 53.7°F2.72 in rain
July77.1°F / 59.4°F3.29 in rain
August76.2°F / 58.1°F3.45 in rain
September68.9°F / 50.7°F2.94 in rain
October55.9°F / 39.6°F3.24 in rain, 0.1 in snow
November43°F / 29.9°F2.27 in rain, 3 in snow
December32.8°F / 20.9°F2.05 in rain, 16.6 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 supermarket33% of this ZIP code's area
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%.

Alpena Public Schools100% 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 vulnerability39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status48more vulnerable than 48% of US census tracts
Household characteristics39more vulnerable than 39% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status5more vulnerable than 5% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport47more vulnerable than 47% of US census tracts
Walkability4.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

48762 Spruce, MI10.4 km away
49747 Hubbard Lake, MI11.7 km away
48721 Black River, MI14.2 km away
49707 Alpena, MI18.7 km away
49744 Herron, MI19 km away
48742 Lincoln, MI22.7 km away
48705 Barton City, MI25.7 km away
49753 Lachine, MI27.1 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.

Alpena County100% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area45.7 sq mi
Water area8.34 sq mi
Population density55 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude44.9104, -83.4592

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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