Goodar is a township in Ogemaw County, Michigan, home to about 385 people across 35 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48635 and 48761.
Homes sold for a median of $155 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and all of them were seller’s markets.
Mostly Hill; part is in Goodar
Mostly Plainfield Township; part is in Goodar
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Goodar. 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)138 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)44 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI150 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL265 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Goodar; 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.
Goodar had 350 residents in the 2020 census, down 29% since 2000.
It’s the 1444th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Ogemaw County grew from 7,765 residents in 1900 to 20,770 in 2020.
Ogemaw County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 81°F in summer, and winter lows average 9°F. About 33.3 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lupton 1s, MI weather station (8 miles away).
5,498 jobs at 567 businesses in Ogemaw County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
2 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Goodar’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
|---|---|
| Mental health providers | 1 |
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.
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Shares ZIP codes with Hill, Plainfield Township, Curtis, Rose Township, Churchill, Cumming and Mentor Township (Oscoda County).
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.