Millen is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, home to about 367 people across 71 square miles. It has no ZIP code of its own: it’s part of 48705, 48728, 48737 and 48745.
Homes sold for a median of $163 per square foot across 4 ZIP codes in the three months ending August 2026, and 0 of 4 were seller’s markets.
Mostly Hawes; part is in Millen
Mostly Mitchell; part is in Millen
Mostly Oscoda; part is in Millen
Mostly Mikado; part is in Millen
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Millen. 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)155 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)29 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI159 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL283 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Millen; 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.
Millen had 362 residents in the 2020 census, down 22% since 2000.
It’s the 1452nd 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 79°F in summer, and winter lows average 8°F. About 31.8 inches of rain and melted snow fall in a typical year, with about 41 inches of snow.
Source: NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Glennie 2se, MI weather station (9 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 Millen’s ZIP codes.
Nearest hospitals
Providers with an office here
| Nurse practitioners and physician assistants | 1 |
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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 (2 nearby)
Libraries
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 Oscoda, Curtis, Greenbush Township (Alcona County), Mikado, Mitchell, Hawes, Plainfield Township, Comins, Harrisville Township, Caledonia Township (Alcona County) and Clinton 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.