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49770 ZIP Code

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ZIP code 49770 covers Petoskey, Michigan, with a population of about 17,813 and a median household income of $80,431.

Population
17,813163 per square mile
Median age
45.56.8 points above the US average
Median household income
$80,4311.1× the Michigan median
Poverty rate
8%4.4 points below the US average
Typical home value
$478,576up 16.6% in five years
Median rent
$1,077about the Michigan median
Degree or higher
47%12 points above the US average
Homeownership
70.8%5.8 points above the US average
Time zone
Eastern UTC-05:00observes daylight saving time
Businesses
984

Where 49770 is

Petoskey, 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

Population17,813
Median age45.5
Family households62.6%
Born outside the US1.5%
Speaks a language other than English at home2.9%
White (non-Hispanic)91.6%
Black (non-Hispanic)0.4%
Asian (non-Hispanic)0.5%
Hispanic or Latino1.8%
Veterans6%
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$80,431
Income per person$48,094
Poverty rate8%
Households on SNAP or cash assistance7%

Household income distribution

Under $10k3.3%
$10–15k3.5%
$15–20k2.8%
$20–25k3.9%
$25–30k1.6%
$30–35k5.6%
$35–40k1.6%
$40–45k2.8%
$45–50k3.4%
$50–60k7.2%
$60–75k11.6%
$75–100k14.1%
$100–125k8.4%
$125–150k8.8%
$150–200k7.8%
$200k or more13.6%

Income as declared to the IRS

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

Tax returns filed9,510
Mean adjusted gross income$96,438
Returns declaring $200,000 or more8.8%
Returns, under $25k28.8%
Returns, $25k–$50k24.1%
Returns, $50k–$75k14.0%
Returns, $75k–$100k8.8%
Returns, $100k–$200k15.5%
Returns, $200k or more8.8%
Housing

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Median home value$309,900
Median gross rent$1,077
Rent as a share of household income26.9%
Owner-occupied70.8%
Vacant homes26.5%
Median year built1985

What the homes are

Detached house66.9%
Attached house5%
2 to 4 units6.9%
5 to 19 units12.6%
20 or more units5.4%
Mobile home2.8%
Boat, RV or van0.3%
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$478,576as of 2026-07
Typical home value, 1 yearup 6.9%
Typical home value, 5 yearsup 16.6%
Typical home value, 10 yearsup 79.9%
Typical asking rent$1,800as of 2026-07
Typical home value since 2000
200620162026$478,576$210,676

$250,519 in 2006 to $478,576 in 2026.

Work, commuting and education

American Community Survey 2019–2023 five-year estimates

Unemployment rate2.3%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%
High school diploma or higher97.2%
Works from home8.6%
Drives to work alone71.6%
Takes public transport0.3%
Commutes 45 minutes or more8.4%
Health

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

Obesity31.8% 1.6 pts below the national average of 33.4%
Diagnosed diabetes10.4% 1.6 pts below the national average of 12%
Currently smokes11.8% 1.4 pts below the national average of 13.2%
High blood pressure35.4% 1.3 pts above the national average of 34.1%
Fair or poor general health15.3% 5 pts below the national average of 20.3%
No health insurance (18–64)4.8% 6.5 pts below the national average of 11.3%
Depression25.5% 3.6 pts above the national average of 21.9%
No leisure-time physical activity19.9% 5.5 pts below the national average of 25.4%
Arthritis30% 4.9 pts above the national average of 25.1%
Binge drinking16.9% 0.9 pts above the national average of 16%
Taking blood pressure medication78.1% 3.4 pts above the national average of 74.7%
Cancer (non-skin)10.7% 3 pts above the national average of 7.7%
Current asthma11.1% 0.7 pts above the national average of 10.4%
Coronary heart disease6.7% 0.5 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 screening89.3% 3.4 pts above the national average of 85.9%
Cognitive disability12.2% 2.6 pts below the national average of 14.8%
Colorectal screening74.3% 10 pts above the national average of 64.3%
COPD7% same as the national average of 6.6%
Visited a dentist73.5% 12.2 pts above the national average of 61.3%
Any disability28% 2.7 pts below the national average of 30.7%
Lacks emotional support19.8% 5 pts below the national average of 24.8%
Food insecurity9.2% 7.9 pts below the national average of 17.1%
Received food stamps8.1% 6.2 pts below the national average of 14.3%
Hearing disability7.5% 0.8 pts above the national average of 6.7%
High cholesterol36.1% same as the national average of 36.2%
Housing insecurity7.6% 6.2 pts below the national average of 13.8%
Independent living disability7% 1.4 pts below the national average of 8.4%
Lacks transport5.7% 3.5 pts below the national average of 9.2%
Loneliness30.2% 4.2 pts below the national average of 34.4%
Mammography use80.2% 4.3 pts above the national average of 75.9%
Poor mental health (14+ days)15.9% 0.9 pts below the national average of 16.8%
Mobility disability12.1% 1.9 pts below the national average of 14%
Poor physical health (14+ days)12.5% 1 pts below the national average of 13.5%
Self-care disability3% 1 pts below the national average of 4%
Utility shut-off threat5.6% 3.2 pts below the national average of 8.8%
Sleeps under 7 hours28.8% 7.6 pts below the national average of 36.4%
Stroke3.3% same as the national average of 3.4%
All natural teeth lost8.5% 4.5 pts below the national average of 13%
Vision disability3.8% 1.8 pts below the national average of 5.6%
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Business and employment

Census ZIP Code Business Patterns 2022

Business establishments984
People employed11,148
Annual payroll$556,497,000
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 55.6% of US census tracts
FEMA ratingVery Low to Relatively Moderate across the 8 census tracts this ZIP code covers
Expected annual loss69.2 out of 100
Community resilience94.5 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 wave93.8Very High at its worst in this ZIP code
Landslide92.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
River flooding69.6Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Lightning66.3Relatively High at its worst in this ZIP code
Hail64.2Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Wildfire60.6Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Winter weather48Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Tornado47.7Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Strong wind43Relatively Moderate at its worst in this ZIP code
Coastal flooding40Relatively Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Hurricane27.4Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Ice storm18Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Heat wave11.2Very Low at its worst in this ZIP code
Earthquake4.2Very 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$80,431$71,149$78,538
Income per person$48,094$39,538$43,289
Poverty rate8%13.1%12.4%
Median home value$309,900$217,600$303,400
Median gross rent$1,077$1,084$1,348
Homeownership70.8%72.9%65%
Bachelor's degree or higher47%31.8%35%
Unemployment rate2.3%5.8%5.2%
Works from home8.6%12%13.5%
Born outside the US1.5%7%13.9%
Median age45.540.138.7
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 stationPETOSKEY NCMC, MI US3 km away
Rain in a year37 in
Snow in a year120 in

Average high and low by month

January26.1°F / 12.1°F2.41 in rain, 34.6 in snow
February27.7°F / 11.5°F1.69 in rain, 20.4 in snow
March37°F / 18°F1.98 in rain, 13.1 in snow
April49.6°F / 30°F2.96 in rain, 6.4 in snow
May62.8°F / 41.8°F3.06 in rain, 0.2 in snow
June72.6°F / 51.8°F3.28 in rain
July76.3°F / 57.1°F2.94 in rain
August75.7°F / 55.8°F3.54 in rain
September69.3°F / 49.5°F3.84 in rain
October55.9°F / 39°F4.35 in rain, 0.4 in snow
November42.6°F / 29.9°F3.62 in rain, 11.5 in snow
December32°F / 21.2°F2.97 in rain, 33.6 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 supermarketNone of this ZIP code
Far from a supermarket42% of this ZIP code's area
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 3 school districts, so the address decides which one, not the ZIP code.

Public Schools of Petoskey96.7% of this ZIP code's land area
Boyne City Public Schools2.2% of this ZIP code's land area
Inland Lakes Schools1.1% 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 vulnerability22more vulnerable than 22% of US census tracts
Socioeconomic status17more vulnerable than 17% of US census tracts
Household characteristics25more vulnerable than 25% of US census tracts
Racial and ethnic minority status6more vulnerable than 6% of US census tracts
Housing type and transport53more vulnerable than 53% of US census tracts
Walkability5.5 out of 20Least walkable
Nearby ZIP codes

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

49722 Conway, MI7.7 km away
49764 Oden, MI10 km away
49796 Walloon Lake, MI10.1 km away
49706 Alanson, MI13.3 km away
49711 Bay Shore, MI14.4 km away
49713 Boyne Falls, MI16.1 km away
49717 Burt Lake, MI18.4 km away
49712 Boyne City, MI18.7 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.

Emmet County95.8% of this ZIP code's land area
Charlevoix County3.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Cheboygan County1.1% of this ZIP code's land area
Time zoneEastern (UTC-05:00 standard)
Daylight saving timeObserved
Land area109.37 sq mi
Water area17.87 sq mi
Population density163 people per sq mi
Latitude, longitude45.3559, -84.9133

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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