Duncan is a township in Houghton County, Michigan, home to about 203 people across 176 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49961, and parts of 49967 are in Duncan too.
Homes sold for a median of $130 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026.
Mostly Stannard; part is in Duncan
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Duncan. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport / Wold–Chamberlain Field (MSP)236 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Houghton County Memorial Airport (CMX)51 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | St. Paul, MN229 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL327 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Duncan; 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.
Duncan had 234 residents in the 2020 census, down 16% since 2000.
It’s the 1505th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Houghton County grew from 66,063 residents in 1900 to 37,361 in 2020.
Houghton County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 76°F in summer, and winter lows average 6°F. About 31.9 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 121 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Watton 2wsw, MI weather station (13 miles away).
9,246 jobs at 891 businesses in Houghton 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 (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 8 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 Stannard, Interior, Iron River Township, Stambaugh and Laird.
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.