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Bear Lake ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for Bear Lake, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. The ZIP code covering it is 49646. Its area code is 231.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
1 more
Population
343
Area code
231

NANPA lists no telephone rate centre for Bear Lake itself, so these are the area codes of the nearest one, Kalkaska (0.0 miles). A town on an area-code boundary can differ from its neighbour.

Bear Lake in numbers

About 343 people live in Bear Lake, in 162 households. The median household income is $67,188 a year, 8% below the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $201,500 (13% below the Michigan median). The median age is 52.8; 24.6% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 26 minutes.

Population343Bear Lake343
Households162Bear Lake162
Median age52.8Bear Lake52.8Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$67,188Bear Lake$67,188Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$201,500Bear Lake$201,500Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Bachelor's degree or higher24.6%Bear Lake24.6%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute25.5 minBear Lake25.5 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density60 / sq miBear Lake60 / sq mi

U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, for the census place Bear Lake CDP. Survey estimates carry margins of error, wider for small places. Sources and methods.

ZIP codes covering Bear Lake

These ZIP codes cover part of Bear Lake but are addressed as somewhere else.

ZIP codes overlapping Bear Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
49646 Kalkaska , MI Standard 8,852 $64,863 $182,200

Map of Bear Lake ZIP codes

49646

The ZIP codes of Bear Lake, MI, shaded. Outlines are Census ZIP Code Tabulation Areas (2020), which approximate the mail routes; PO-box and single-address codes have no area and are not drawn. Click any area to open its ZIP code.

Towns near Bear Lake

The nearest larger towns are Manistee Lake (412 people, 5.5 mi), Kalkaska (2,539 people, 12 mi) and Grayling (1,671 people, 12 mi).

Towns near Bear Lake
TownPopulationDistance
Kalkaska 2,539 11.9 mi
Gaylord 4,357 24.5 mi

More nearby: every ZIP code in Kalkaska County · Michigan ZIP codes

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