ZIP Code 49797

49797 is one of Michigan's ZIP codes, delivering to addresses in Waters, Otsego County.

City: Waters
County: Otsego County
State: Michigan
Prefix: 497xx

Where this code sits

49797 is part of the 497xx range, the group of codes handled by one mail processing centre. It is the only ZIP code delivering to Waters.

Area codes over the same ground

Postal and telephone geography are drawn separately, so these codes cover the area 49797 delivers to without sharing its boundary.

ZIP codes nearest 49797

The ZIP codes whose reference points sit closest to 49797.
ZIP code	Distance	Delivers to
ZIP code 49733	2.5 mi	Frederic, MI
ZIP code 49735	9.9 mi	Gaylord, MI
ZIP code 49734	11 mi	Gaylord, MI
ZIP code 49739	13 mi	Grayling, MI
ZIP code 49738	14 mi	Grayling, MI
ZIP code 49730	17 mi	Elmira, MI
ZIP code 49751	17 mi	Johannesburg, MI
ZIP code 49611	17 mi	Alba, MI

Straight-line distance between place reference points, not driving distance. Where a place has no Census Gazetteer point, its postal centroid is used instead.

Each point is the reference point for 49797, plotted from its record coordinates.

Reference points and footprint
Not an official NANPA boundary
Not a USPS delivery area

Scope ZIP code 49797. Source GeoNames US postal codes (2026-07 postal dump) and Census 2024 county Gazetteer (2024 Gazetteer). Updated 15 July 2026. A ZIP code is a set of delivery routes, not an area; the point shown is a record coordinate, not a centre.