Mitchell is a township in Alcona County, Michigan, home to about 476 people across 143 square miles. Its ZIP code is 48728, and parts of 48705 and 48737 are in Mitchell too.
Homes sold for a median of $173 per square foot in the three months ending August 2026, a buyer’s market.
Mostly Mitchell; also Comins and Caledonia Township (Alcona County)
Mostly Hawes; part is in Mitchell
Mostly Oscoda; part is in Mitchell
Each card is that ZIP code’s whole market, including any part outside Mitchell. 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)154 miles away |
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| Closer regional airport | Alpena County Regional Airport (APN)27 miles away |
| Nearest city of 250,000+ | Detroit, MI165 miles away |
| Nearest city of 1 million+ | Chicago, IL279 miles away |
Straight-line distances from the center of Mitchell; 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.
Mitchell had 354 residents in the 2020 census, down 11% since 2000.
It’s the 1404th 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 (13 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).
Nearest hospitals
Source: Hospitals from CMS Hospital General Information (ratings are CMS overall star ratings); straight-line distances.
Libraries
Museums
Counts are within about 7.5 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, Hawes, Millen, Plainfield Township, Comins, Mikado, 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.