ZIP Code 49931
About Houghton
Houghton is the largest city in and the county seat of Houghton County in the U.S. state of Michigan. Located on the Keweenaw Peninsula, Houghton is the largest city in the Copper Country region. It is the fifth-largest city in the Upper Peninsula, with a population of 8,386 according to the 2020 United States census. Houghton is the principal city of the Houghton micropolitan area, which includes all of Houghton and Keweenaw counties. Houghton lies upon the Keweenaw Waterway, a partly natural, partly artificial waterway connecting at both ends to Lake Superior. Across the waterway from Houghton lies the city of Hancock.
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Area Profile
US Census (ACS 5-year · Gazetteer)
10,229
population
$47,279
median household income
388
people / sq mi
$221,200
median home value
$853
median gross rent
22.3
median age
3,490
housing units
3,063
households
26.4
land area (sq mi)
Key places in 49931
- Carnegie Museum of the Keweenaw museum
- Seaman Mineral Museum museum
- John J MacInnes Student Ice Arena stadium
- Rozsa Center for the Performing Arts theatre
- Michigan Technological University university
- North Canal Township Park park
Points of interest
- grocery
- coffee
- gas
- pharmacy
- fast_food
- bank
Brands
- Subway (3)
- Walmart (2)
- Burger King (1)
- Culver's (1)
- Dairy Queen (1)
- Domino's (1)
- Dunkin' (1)
- Jimmy John's (1)
- KFC (1)
- Murphy USA (1)
- Papa Murphy's (1)
- Shell (1)