Curtis is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, home to about 1,130 people across 68 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48737 and 48761.
Homes sold for a median of $139 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 1 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Oscoda; part is in Curtis
Mostly Plainfield Township; part is in Curtis
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Curtis. 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)145 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)38 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI152 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL272 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Curtis; 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.
Curtis had 1,087 residents in the 2020 census, down 21% since 2000.
It’s the 1131st largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Alcona County grew from 5,691 residents in 1900 to 10,167 in 2020.
Alcona 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 8°F. About 31.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glennie 2se, MI weather station (2 miles away).
1,126 jobs at 182 businesses in Alcona County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Parks (1 nearby)
Libraries (1 nearby)
Museums
Counts are within about 5.5 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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Oscoda, Plainfield Township, Goodar, Mikado, Mentor Township (Oscoda County), Millen and Mitchell.
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.