Center is a township in Emmet County, Michigan, home to about 522 people across 34 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 49755 and 49769.
Homes sold for a median of $285 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly McKinley Township (Emmet County); part is in Center
Part is in Center, part in McKinley Township (Emmet County) and Maple River
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Center. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)190 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN)2 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI233 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL296 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Center; driving is longer.
Source: Airports from OurAirports (scheduled passenger service); city centers and populations from the U.S. Census Bureau.
Source: Members of Congress from the congress-legislators project; districts from the Census Bureau’s relationship files; governor and mayor from Wikidata.
Center had 525 residents in the 2020 census, up 5% since 2000.
It’s the 1387th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Emmet County grew from 15,931 residents in 1900 to 34,112 in 2020.
Emmet County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 30 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Pellston Rgnl Ap, MI weather station (2 miles away).
16,212 jobs at 1,577 businesses in Emmet County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
9 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Center’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 2 |
| Mental health providers | 4 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 1 |
| Chiropractors | 1 |
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances; providers from the CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), by practice address and primary specialty.
Parks (2 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums (1 nearby)
Counts are within about 4 miles of the center of town.
Source: Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors (openstreetmap.org/copyright), as mapped by volunteers; it can miss places or include closed ones.
Public schools here are run by Pellston Public Schools. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pellston Elementary SchoolPellston | Pre-K–5 | 220 | Public | 3.5 mi |
| Pellston MiddleHigh SchoolPellston | 6–12 | 258 | Public | 3.4 mi |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, NCES: Common Core of Data (2024-2025) for public schools. Listed by address; we don’t rate schools.
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Shares ZIP codes with McKinley Township (Emmet County), Bliss, Munro, Carp Lake Township (Emmet County), Maple River, Pleasantview, Burt Township (Cheboygan County) and Hebron.
Town boundaries don’t always match ZIP codes: a ZIP code can cross into neighboring towns, and a town can share a ZIP code with its neighbors. Facts describe the town itself; market figures describe whole ZIP codes.