Black River, Michigan

Black River, Michigan
Looking west along East Black River Road
Black River
Location within the state of Michigan
Black River
Location within the United States
Coordinates: 44°49′02″N 83°18′12″W / 44.81722°N 83.30333°W / 44.81722; -83.30333
CountryUnited States
StateMichigan
CountyAlcona
TownshipAlcona
Settled1849
Elevation
587 ft (179 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
ZIP code(s)
48721
Area code989
GNIS feature ID632295

Black River is an unincorporated community in Alcona County in the U.S. state of Michigan. The community is located within Alcona Township at the mouth of the Black River along Lake Huron.

As an unincorporated community, Black River has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own postal services using the 48721 ZIP Code.