Essexville is a city in Bay County, Michigan, home to about 3,327 people across 1.3 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48732.
Homes sold for a median of $133 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
Mostly Hampton; part is in Essexville
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Essexville. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport (DTW)99 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | MBS International Airport (MBS)14 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI92 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL231 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Essexville; 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.
Essexville had 3,379 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 532nd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Bay County grew from 62,378 residents in 1900 to 103,856 in 2020.
Bay County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 82°F in summer, and winter lows average 16°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Essexville, MI weather station (about a mile away).
29,377 jobs at 2,044 businesses in Bay County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
67 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Essexville.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Primary care doctors | 17 |
|---|---|
| Specialist doctors | 5 |
| Dentists | 3 |
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 10 |
| Mental health providers | 20 |
| Physical and occupational therapists | 11 |
| Optometrists | 1 |
| Pharmacies | 5 |
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
Pharmacies
Libraries
Museums
Theaters and performance venues
Counts are within about 1 mile 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.
Established in 1883.
Notable people born here
Source: Wikidata (wikidata.org), the free knowledge base; people are listed by place of birth.
Public schools here are run by Bay-Arenac ISD, Essexville-Hampton Public Schools, Bay-Arenac Community High School. Check each district’s attendance zones for a specific address.
| School | Grades | Students | Type | Distance |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| LLCBay CampusEssexville | Pre-K–12 | 44 | Special Education | 1.2 mi |
| WR Bush Elementary SchoolEssexville | Pre-K–1 | 236 | Public | 1.4 mi |
| Verellen Elementary SchoolEssexville | 2–4 | 314 | Public | 0.9 mi |
| Detention CenterEssexville | 4–12 | 11 | Special Education | 1.3 mi |
| Cramer Junior High SchoolEssexville | 5–8 | 484 | Public | 0.7 mi |
| BayArenac Community High SchoolEssexville | 9–12 | 180 | Charter, Alternative Education | 1.0 mi |
| Garber High SchoolEssexville | 9–12 | 489 | Public | 0.6 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 Hampton.
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