Elmira is a township in Otsego County, Michigan, home to about 1,746 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49730, and parts of 49735 are in Elmira too.
Homes sold for a median of $198 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Elmira; also Star and Hudson Township (Charlevoix County)
Mostly Bagley; part is in Elmira
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Elmira. 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)154 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Pellston Regional Airport of Emmet County Airport (PLN)37 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI201 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL265 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Elmira; 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.
Elmira had 1,714 residents in the 2020 census, up 7% since 2000.
It’s the 906th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Otsego County grew from 6,175 residents in 1900 to 25,091 in 2020.
Otsego County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 77°F in summer, and winter lows average 7°F. About 37 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 140 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Gaylord, MI weather station (2 miles away).
9,372 jobs at 846 businesses in Otsego County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
3 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Elmira.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 1 |
|---|---|
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 2 |
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.
Grocery stores (5 nearby)
Pharmacies (3 nearby)
Libraries
Museums (1 nearby)
Theaters and performance venues
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 Bagley, Gaylord, Hayes Township (Otsego County), Livingston, Otsego Lake, Star, Dover Township (Otsego County), Chester Township (Otsego County), Hudson Township (Charlevoix County), Warner and Mancelona.
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.