Mellen is a township in Menominee County, Michigan, home to about 1,025 people across 31 square miles. Its ZIP code is 49848, and parts of 49887 and 49893 are in Mellen too.
Homes sold for a median of $154 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a seller’s market.
All in Mellen
Mostly Stephenson Township; part is in Mellen
Mostly Menominee Township; part is in Mellen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mellen. Seller’s market: under 4 months of supply; buyer’s market: over 6. Methodology
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| Nearest major airport | General Mitchell International Airport (MKE)165 miles away |
|---|---|
| Closer regional airport | Delta County Airport (ESC)36 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Milwaukee, WI158 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL241 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mellen; 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.
Mellen had 1,109 residents in the 2020 census, down 12% since 2000.
It’s the 1174th largest of 1,531 towns in Michigan by population.
Menominee County grew from 27,046 residents in 1900 to 23,502 in 2020.
Menominee 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 10°F. About 33.2 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 44 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Marinette, WI weather station (16 miles away).
5,586 jobs at 435 businesses in Menominee 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.
Parks (1 nearby)
Grocery stores (1 nearby)
Libraries
Counts are within about 3.5 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 Menominee Township, Stephenson Township, Stephenson City, Lake Township (Menominee County), Ingallston, Daggett and Cedarville.
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.