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Skidway Lake ZIP codes, Michigan

No ZIP code is named for Skidway Lake, MI; addresses there use a neighbouring town's name. 2 ZIP codes cover it: 48756 and 48610. Its area code is 989.

USPS city name
0 ZIP codes
Overlapping the city
2 more
Population
3,008
Area code
989

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

Skidway Lake in numbers

About 3,008 people live in Skidway Lake, in 1,342 households. The median household income is $39,265 a year, 46% below the Michigan median of $72,875 (US: $80,734). The median owner-occupied home is valued at $59,100 (74% below the Michigan median), and median gross rent is $699 a month. The median age is 42.1; 7.5% of adults 25 and over hold a bachelor's degree or higher (32.4% across Michigan); the average commute takes 31 minutes.

Population3,008Skidway Lake3,008
Households1,342Skidway Lake1,342
Median age42.1Skidway Lake42.1Michigan40.2US 38.9
Median household income$39,265Skidway Lake$39,265Michigan$72,875US $80,734
Median home value$59,100Skidway Lake$59,100Michigan$231,600US $332,700
Median gross rent$699Skidway Lake$699Michigan$1,129US $1,413
Bachelor's degree or higher7.5%Skidway Lake7.5%Michigan32.4%US 35.7%
Mean commute30.7 minSkidway Lake30.7 minMichigan24.2 minUS 26.4 min
Population density266 / sq miSkidway Lake266 / sq mi

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

ZIP codes covering Skidway Lake

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

ZIP codes overlapping Skidway Lake
ZIP City Type Population Median income Median home
48610 Alger , MI Standard 3,300 $59,091 $150,200
48756 Prescott , MI Standard 4,060 $46,008 $81,500

Map of Skidway Lake ZIP codes

4861048756

The ZIP codes of Skidway 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 Skidway Lake

The nearest larger towns are Gladwin (3,098 people, 26 mi), Houghton Lake (5,769 people, 36 mi) and Midland (42,724 people, 40 mi).

Towns near Skidway Lake
TownPopulationDistance
St. Helen 2,929 21.4 mi
Gladwin 3,098 26.3 mi
East Tawas 2,675 28.6 mi

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

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