Welcome to Alpha ...The village of Alpha is located in the western region of Michigan's Upper Peninsula (UP). Alpha is located in Iron County<1>. While we don't have a date for the founding of Alpha, you might consider that their post office opened in 1913. From the Census Estimates for 2019, Alpha has a population of 134 people<2> (see below for details). The community of Alpha is 1,420 feet [433 m] above sea level.<3>. Time Zone: Alpha lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time Note: If you travel east from Alpha, you will leave Central Time and cross into the Eastern Time Zone (EST/EDT). Area Code for Alpha: 906 The ZIP code for Alpha: 49902<4> Population Details ...Taken from the 2019 Census Estimates, Alpha had an population of 134 people. This is a decrease of 7.59% since the 2010 Census (or a decrease of 32.32% since the 2000 Census). At the time of the 2010 Census, Alpha had a population of 145 people. This makes Alpha the county's 5th most populous community. With a 2010 count of 145 people, the population of Alpha decreased 26.77% from the 2000 Census (with a count of 198 people). More information can be found on the Census Page for Alpha. Communities Also Named Alpha ...Using our Gazetteer, we found that there are two Michigan communities named Alpha: This one is located in Iron County and the other is located in Benzie County. Beyond Michigan, there are 33 communities that are also named Alpha - they are located in Arkansas, California, Georgia, Idaho (2), Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas (2), Kentucky, Louisiana, Manitoba, Maryland, Minnesota, Missouri (2), Nevada, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Dakota, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington (2), West Virginia (2) and Wisconsin. For more information, see our Tidbits & Trivia Page for Alpha. Communities near Alpha ...We have created a list of 10 communities that are near Alpha.
To Help With Your Genealogy Research ...We have a couple of sections for those tracing their genealogy. We created a list of cemeteries that are in the area around Alpha. Our list includes the location of those cemeteries and we provide an overhead view. See our Cemetery List for Alpha. Using the information from an 1895 Atlas, we've created a list of communities that were in the area of Alpha. Our list includes information such as whether the 1895 community had a post office or railroad service. See our List of 1890's Communities around Alpha. We also have a detailed list of newspapers that have been published in the area around Alpha. See our Newspapers Page for Alpha. TripAdvisor Tourism Pages for Alpha ...Looking for more information about Alpha? A wonderful source is the TripAdvisor website. We always start with the TripAdvisor Tourism page, where you can read an overview with links that will help you find lodging, restaurants and attractions. In addition to the Tourism page for Alpha, there are neighboring communities that also have Tourism pages. More information about those communities can be found on our TripAdvisor Page for Alpha. Adding Alpha to Our Gazetteer ...We originally found mention of Alpha in both the FIPS-55 and the GNIS. For more information, see the FIPS and GNIS Codes sections on our Miscellaneous Page. From our notes, the earliest published mention we've found (so far) for Alpha was in the document titled List of Post Offices from Cameron Blevins and Richard Helbock.<6> For more details, see References and Mentions for Alpha. Footnotes ...
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