page_title: Roscommon, Michigan
hierarchical_section_title: Roscommon, Michigan
caption_attribution_description: English: Roscommon, Michigan
context_page_description: Roscommon is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,075. In 2018, the population was estimated at 1,045. Roscommon is the county seat of Roscommon County.
  The village of Roscommon is located within Higgins Township in the northern portion of the county, while Roscommon Township is in the southwestern portion. Roscommon has its own post office with the 48653 ZIP Code, which also serves all of Gerrish Township, most of Lyon Township, and smaller areas extending into Lake Township, Markey Township, and Au Sable Township. It also serves portions of South Branch Township and Beaver Creek Township to the north in Crawford County. The Roscommon post office first opened on January 9, 1873.
  Located near Houghton Lake, Higgins Lake, and Lake St. Helen, Roscommon is accessible by two major highways: U.S. Route 127 and Interstate 75. M-18 also runs through the village. The South Branch of the Au Sable River passes through the village and is a popular destination for kayaking, canoeing, and fishing.
context_section_description: Roscommon (/rɒsˈkɒmən/) is a village in the U.S. state of Michigan.  As of the 2010 census, the village population was 1,075. In 2018, the population was estimated at 1,045.  Roscommon is the county seat of Roscommon County.
  The village of Roscommon is located within Higgins Township in the northern portion of the county, while Roscommon Township is in the southwestern portion.  Roscommon has its own post office with the 48653 ZIP Code, which also serves all of Gerrish Township, most of Lyon Township, and smaller areas extending into Lake Township, Markey Township, and Au Sable Township.  It also serves portions of South Branch Township and Beaver Creek Township to the north in Crawford County.  The Roscommon post office first opened on January 9, 1873.
  Located near Houghton Lake, Higgins Lake, and Lake St. Helen, Roscommon is accessible by two major highways: U.S. Route 127 and Interstate 75. M-18 also runs through the village.  The South Branch of the Au Sable River passes through the village and is a popular destination for kayaking, canoeing, and fishing.  Beginning in 1979, the annual Michigan's Firemen's Memorial Festival is held in Roscommon and commemorates firefighters who died while protecting their communities.
caption: Looking north along Lake Street (M-18)
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