Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Michigan

Out of 1,179 ZIP codes in Michigan with wildfire data, these rank highest on the wildfire-smoke indicator.

Statistic	Value
ZIP codes ranked	1,179
Avg smoke risk (top 100)	23/100

Top 100 ZIP Codes

Rank	ZIP	City	Smoke Risk	Risk Level	County Fires (since 2021)
1	48730	East Tawas	28/100	moderate	48
2	48739	Hale	28/100	moderate	48
3	48748	National City	28/100	moderate	48
4	48750	Oscoda	28/100	moderate	48
5	48761	South Branch	28/100	moderate	48
6	48763	Tawas City	28/100	moderate	48
7	49644	Irons	28/100	moderate	74
8	49656	Luther	28/100	moderate	74
9	49715	Brimley	26/100	moderate	3
10	49728	Eckerman	26/100	moderate	3
11	49752	Kinross	26/100	moderate	3
12	49780	Rudyard	26/100	moderate	3
13	49788	Kincheloe	26/100	moderate	3
14	49808	Big Bay	26/100	moderate	1
15	49861	Michigamme	26/100	moderate	1
16	48621	Fairview	25/100	moderate	30
17	48647	Mio	25/100	moderate	30
18	48737	Glennie	25/100	moderate	17
19	48738	Greenbush	25/100	moderate	17
20	48745	Mikado	25/100	moderate	17
21	49618	Boon	24/100	low	11
22	49619	Brethren	24/100	low	49
23	49638	Harrietta	24/100	low	11
24	49645	Kaleva	24/100	low	49
25	49668	Mesick	24/100	low	11
26	49689	Wellston	24/100	low	49
27	48635	Lupton	23/100	low	12
28	48654	Rose City	23/100	low	12
29	48756	Prescott	23/100	low	12
30	48770	Whittemore	23/100	low	48
31	49304	Baldwin	23/100	low	74
32	49623	Chase	23/100	low	74
33	49642	Idlewild	23/100	low	74
34	49685	Traverse City	23/100	low	0
35	49696	Traverse City	23/100	low	0
36	49630	Empire	22/100	low	5
37	49650	Lake Ann	22/100	low	5
38	49962	Skanee	22/100	low	3
39	48415	Birch Run	21/100	low	3
40	48417	Burt	21/100	low	3
41	48457	Montrose	21/100	low	0
42	48601	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
43	48602	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
44	48603	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
45	48604	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
46	48607	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
47	48609	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
48	48614	Brant	21/100	low	3
49	48616	Chesaning	21/100	low	3
50	48623	Freeland	21/100	low	3
51	48626	Hemlock	21/100	low	3
52	48637	Merrill	21/100	low	3
53	48638	Saginaw	21/100	low	3
54	48655	Saint Charles	21/100	low	3
55	48722	Bridgeport	21/100	low	3
56	48724	Carrollton	21/100	low	3
57	48734	Frankenmuth	21/100	low	3
58	49621	Cedar	21/100	low	3
59	49636	Glen Arbor	21/100	low	3
60	49653	Lake Leelanau	21/100	low	3
61	49654	Leland	21/100	low	3
62	49664	Maple City	21/100	low	3
63	49674	Omena	21/100	low	3
64	49682	Suttons Bay	21/100	low	3
65	49710	Barbeau	21/100	low	3
66	49724	Dafter	21/100	low	3
67	49733	Frederic	21/100	low	10
68	49738	Grayling	21/100	low	10
69	49748	Hulbert	21/100	low	3
70	49768	Paradise	21/100	low	3
71	49774	Pickford	21/100	low	3
72	49783	Sault Sainte Marie	21/100	low	3
73	49784	Kincheloe	21/100	low	3
74	49793	Trout Lake	21/100	low	3
75	49814	Champion	21/100	low	1
76	49849	Ishpeming	21/100	low	1
77	49855	Marquette	21/100	low	1
78	49866	Negaunee	21/100	low	1
79	49871	Palmer	21/100	low	1
80	49879	Republic	21/100	low	1
81	48619	Comins	20/100	low	30
82	48627	Higgins Lake	20/100	low	11
83	48629	Houghton Lake	20/100	low	11
84	48630	Houghton Lake Heights	20/100	low	11
85	48636	Luzerne	20/100	low	30
86	48651	Prudenville	20/100	low	11
87	48653	Roscommon	20/100	low	11
88	48656	Saint Helen	20/100	low	11

Worst ZIP Codes for Wildfire Smoke in Michigan — 2026

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