Gibson is a township in Bay County, Michigan, home to about 978 people across 36 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48613, and parts of 48658 are in Gibson too.
Mostly Gibson; also Mount Forest and Grim
Mostly Standish City; part is in Gibson
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| Nearest major airport | Gerald R. Ford International Airport (GRR)103 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | MBS International Airport (MBS)28 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI118 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL234 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Gibson; 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.
Gibson had 1,124 residents in the 2020 census, down 10% since 2000.
It’s the 1194th 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 80°F in summer, and winter lows average 14°F. About 30.6 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Standish 4ne, MI weather station (10 miles 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Grocery stores
Libraries
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 Standish City, Standish Township, Lincoln Township (Arenac County), Deep River, Arenac, Mount Forest, Au Gres Township and Grim.
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.