Hawes is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, home to about 979 people across 70 square miles. Its ZIP codes are 48705 and 48742, and parts of 48762 are in Hawes too.
Homes sold for a median of $140 per square foot across 2 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 2 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Hawes; also Millen and Mitchell
Mostly Hawes; also Haynes and Gustin
Mostly Alcona; part is in Hawes
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Hawes. 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)164 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)24 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI163 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL291 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Hawes; 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.
Hawes had 1,076 residents in the 2020 census, down 8% since 2000.
It’s the 1193rd largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Alcona County grew from 5,691 residents in 1900 to 10,167 in 2020.
Alcona County, 1900–2020
Source: U.S. Census Bureau decennial censuses (counties 1900–1990 from the Bureau’s historical county file).
Average highs peak around 74°F in summer, and winter lows average 13°F. About 29.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 52 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Harrisville 2nne, MI weather station (10 miles away).
1,126 jobs at 182 businesses in Alcona County. The biggest industries by employees:
Source: U.S. Census Bureau County Business Patterns 2023 (private employers; jobs counted where people work).
1 doctors and other health care providers list an office in Hawes’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Dentists | 1 |
|---|---|
| Pharmacies | 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.
Parks (4 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Pharmacies (1 nearby)
Libraries (2 nearby)
Counts are within about 5.5 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 Haynes, Alcona, Sanborn, Gustin, Caledonia Township (Alcona County), Millen and Mitchell.
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.