Winn, Michigan (1910), 1920
Winn’s story
159 years in pictures
The archive holds 6 old photos and papers going back to 1920 and 2 maps from 1916 on.
- 1867Winn is settled
WinnMI
A regional job hub with 448 jobs. Settled in 1867, this town now has 226 residents.
Population
226
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$210K
Census ACS
Household income
$136K
median
Median age
27.8
years
Jobs based here
448
A job hub
Settled
1867
159 years ago
Is Winn a good place to live?
2.7% of residents live below the poverty line in Winn, where Michigan’s towns sit at 8.9% and U.S. towns at 9.6%. Winn has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
What makes Winn stand out
Where Winn beats most towns.
Small town
226 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Winn.
Work & commute
A job hub: Winn has 6.7 jobs for every working resident and draws in 444 commuters
6%work in town
The average trip to work here in Winn is 28 minutes. Only 6% of working residents stay in Winn for work; the rest commute out. The top destinations are Mount Pleasant (25%), Alma (7%) and Fremont Township (6%). Half the trips to work are shorter than 15 miles.
| Winn | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Average trip to work | 28 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
| Working residents who work in town | 6% | 5.9% | 8% |
Where working residents work
In Winn6%
Mount Pleasant25%
Alma7%
Fremont Township6%
Midland4%
15 mi
median commute distance
448
jobs based in Winn
A job hub
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Natural hazards
Top of a very low hazard risk in Winn: inland flooding
19risk score of 100
Winn’s FEMA risk score is put at 19 of 100. 45% of the town’s expected losses from natural hazards come from inland flooding, followed by tornadoes at 18%. Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in just over four fifths of U.S. communities.
FEMA risk score
Inland floodingTornadoesCold waves
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Climate
Winn: four seasons and pleasant summers
39″snow a winter
A July afternoon gets to about 82° and a January night to 15°, and about 39 inches of snow fall in a winter.
Typical low → high °F
Winter17–32°
Spring34–56°
Summer57–80°
Fall39–59°
Oct 20
typical first frost
Apr 30
typical last frost
+1.8°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Winn is
The share of adults in Winn who have been diagnosed with depression is 30%. In Winn, 43% of adults have obesity, and 19% smoke cigarettes.
| Winn | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Depression (CDC PLACES) | 30% | 27% | 23% |
| Obesity (CDC PLACES) | 43% | 37% | 35% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 19% | 15% | 14% |
| Frequent mental distress (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 18% | 17% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better31 too close to call1 worse
| What stands out | Winn | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 19.1% | 14.6% |
Mclaren Central Michigan
8.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
1% of the land in Winn is protected from building
1%conserved
Trails run 0.1 miles in 2 parks and preserves. Winn’s concentration of trails is recorded as 0.2 miles per square mile. Walkers locally have 9 acres of parks and preserves.
| Winn | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 1% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.2 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
1%
conserved · 4 of 365 acres
0.1 mi
of trails · 0.2 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Fremont Township Park | — | 5 |
| 2. Michael Carroll Memorial Park | — | 4 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Winn
16pages on Winn
The big questions
Out and about
Getting set up
Moving to Winn: who provides what
Winn is unincorporated, so Isabella County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerDTE20.2¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
Internet5 providers100% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesIsabella CountyIsabella County provides services here
Register to voteOnlineIn Michigan you can register online until 15 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 15 days before).vote.govWho runs elections hereFremont Township ClerkFremont Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP codes48896, 4885848896 92% · 48858 8%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
A job hub
Every workday, about 444 people come to Winn for work
Where Winn’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
448jobs based in Winn
6%of working residents work in town
15 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
After high school
Colleges nearby
3 within 15 miles of the center of Winn
Central Michigan UniversityUniversity or college · Public · Mount Pleasant8 mi$14,760 in-state tuitionSaginaw Chippewa Tribal CollegeCommunity college · Public · Mount Pleasant10.7 mi$2,730 in-state tuitionAlma CollegeUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Alma15 mi$49,552 tuition
About 5 of every 100 Winn residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Michigan.
About Winn
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Winn is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Isabella County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 166 at the 2020 census. The community is located within Fremont Township. As an unincorporated community, Winn has no legal autonomy of its own but does have its own post office with the 48896 ZIP Code.
From Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0 · facts via Wikidata (CC0)
- Area
- 0.6 sq mi
- Elevation
- 899 ft
- ZIP code
- 48896
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Is Winn, MI a good place to live?
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