Zeba Indian United Methodist Church
Zeba’s story
116 years in pictures
The archive holds 1 old photo or paper and 2 maps from 1954 on.
- 1910Zeba is settled
ZebaMI
Population 342: a town settled in 1910.
Photo: Paul R. Burley · CC BY-SA 4.0
Population
342
Census survey, 2020–24
Median home value
$105K
Census ACS
Household income
$55K
median
Median age
45.1
years
Jobs based here
11
A commuter town
Is Zeba a good place to live?
26% of residents live below the poverty line in Zeba, above both the Michigan town median (8.9%) and the median of U.S. towns (9.6%). The biggest park or preserve is L'Anse Township Park, at 92 acres. Zeba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.
Small town
342 people, and everyone knows the way
In a town this size, neighbors are the best guide. Ask them anything.
Nearby towns
Getting set up
Moving to Zeba: who provides what
Zeba is unincorporated, so Baraga County and regional agencies provide most services.
PowerUpper Michigan Energy Resources17.5¢/kWh · EIA 2025HIFLD · EIA
WaterZeba water systemNo health-based violations in 5 years · EPAEPA
Internet5 providers89% of addresses get 100/20 MbpsFCC
Trash & county servicesBaraga CountyBaraga 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 hereL'Anse Township ClerkL'Anse Township; contacts on the Handbook page.FVAP, Nov 2025
ZIP code4994649946 100%Census 2020
EPA SDWIS (Oct 9, 2026) · HIFLD + EIA-861 2025 · Census 2020 ZCTAs · NCES 2024–25 · registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
The data
Ordered by what stands out in Zeba.
Natural hazards
Low risk in Zeba, with cold waves at the top
Expected storm and flood damage is lower than in four fifths of U.S. communities. Of the losses FEMA expects in Zeba, 49% come from cold waves and 34% from inland flooding.
20risk score of 100
FEMA risk score
Cold wavesInland floodingHail
FEMA National Risk Index · OpenFEMA
Work & commute
Most of Zeba’s workers commute out: the town has 0.1 jobs for each of them
In Zeba, the mean commuting time is 22 minutes. The top destinations are Baraga Township (37%), L'Anse Township (31%) and Marquette (4%).
0%work in town
| Zeba | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Median household income | $55,000 | $77,000 | $80,000 |
| Average trip to work | 22 minutes | 25 minutes | 25 minutes |
Where working residents work
In Zeba0%
Baraga Township37%
L'Anse Township31%
Marquette4%
Houghton2%
4 mi
median commute distance
11
jobs based in Zeba
A commuter town
jobs vs. working residents
Census LEHD 2021 · ACS
Climate
Compared with most of Michigan and the rest of the country, a typical July afternoon in Zeba is cooler
Summers in Zeba are pleasant, and winters cold, snowy. July afternoons reach 77°, January nights drop to 9° and about 121 inches of snow falls in a winter.
121″snow a winter
Typical low → high °F
Winter11–27°
Spring28–49°
Summer52–75°
Fall37–54°
Sep 23
typical first frost
Jun 1
typical last frost
+1.7°
vs. the 20th-century average
NOAA U.S. Climate Normals, 1991–2020
Health
How healthy Zeba is
Among adults in Zeba, 20% smoke cigarettes. The share of adults in Zeba who report frequent physical distress is 18%.
| Zeba | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frequent physical distress (CDC PLACES) | 18% | 14% | 14% |
| Diabetes (CDC PLACES) | 16% | 12% | 12% |
| Smoke cigarettes (CDC PLACES) | 20% | 15% | 14% |
| Sleep under 7 hours (CDC PLACES) | 39% | 34% | 36% |
32 measures vs. Michigan
0 better17 too close to call15 worse
| What stands out | Zeba | MI |
|---|---|---|
| More smokers | 20.2% | 14.6% |
| More adults without reliable transportation | 11.4% | 8.3% |
| More adults with diabetes | 16.1% | 11.9% |
Baraga County Memorial Hospital
3.9 mi away · emergency room
3 of 3
care shortages: primary care, dental, mental health
CDC PLACES 2025 · modeled estimates for adults · CMS · HRSA
Outdoors
2.7% of Zeba is conserved land
1.4 miles of trail in 1 park or preserve. The density of trails for Zeba is 0.4 miles per square mile.
2.7%conserved
| Zeba | Typical Michigan town | Typical U.S. town | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Conserved land | 2.7% | 4.4% | 4.3% |
| Miles of trail per square mile | 0.4 miles per square mile | 0.3 | 0.4 |
2.7%
conserved · 61 of 2,301 acres
1.4 mi
of trails · 0.4 per sq mi
| Biggest places to walk | Trails | Acres |
|---|---|---|
| 1. L'Anse Township Park | — | 92 |
Trails & parks © OpenStreetMap contributors · Conserved land: USGS PAD-US
$215Kmedian sale price
0
homes sold in April
Census ACS, 2020–24 · Zillow Home Value Index · Redfin Data Center
Keep exploring
Everything we know about Zeba
16pages on Zeba
The big questions
Out and about
Day to day
After high school
Colleges nearby
1 within 15 miles of the center of Zeba
Keweenaw Bay Ojibwa Community CollegeCommunity college · Public · LAnse2.3 mi$5,000 in-state tuition
About 2 of every 100 Zeba residents are enrolled in college, against 6 across Michigan.
A commuter town
100% of working residents leave Zeba for work
Where Zeba’s working residents go each day. Line width shows the share.
11jobs based in Zeba
0%of working residents work in town
4 mimedian commute distance
Census LEHD 2021
About Zeba
Census-designated place & unincorporated community in Michigan, United States
Zeba (; Ojibwe: Ziibiins) is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Baraga County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The CDP had a population of 397 at the 2020 census. The community is located near the southern end of the Keweenaw Bay just north of the village of L'Anse within L'Anse Township.
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Questions about Zeba
Short answers, built from the data on this page.
Is Zeba, MI a good place to live?
Zeba has fewer than 1,000 residents, too few for fair grades; the figures below are still real.