Elba Township (Gratiot County) is a township in Gratiot County, Michigan, home to about 1,090 people across 35 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48807, and parts of 48806 are in Elba Township (Gratiot County) too.
Homes sold for a median of $137 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Elba Township (Gratiot County); also Chapin and Washington Township (Gratiot County)
Mostly Washington Township (Gratiot County); part is in Elba Township (Gratiot County)
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elba Township (Gratiot County). 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)59 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Capital Region International Airport (LAN)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI86 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL190 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elba Township (Gratiot County); 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.
Elba Township (Gratiot County) had 1,293 residents in the 2020 census, down 7% since 2000.
It’s the 1149th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Gratiot County grew from 29,889 residents in 1900 to 41,761 in 2020.
Gratiot County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 83°F in summer, and winter lows average 18°F. About 34.1 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Saint Johns, MI weather station (13 miles away).
10,633 jobs at 725 businesses in Gratiot 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)
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Washington Township (Gratiot County), Fulton, Chapin, Hamilton Township (Gratiot County) and North Star.
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.