Alba, Michigan
Alba is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) located in Antrim County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 295. Situated just north of Mancelona along U.S. Route 131, Alba is divided between Star Township on the east and Chestonia Township on the west. History. Alba was established in 1876. In the 1900s, it was the site of the Detroit and Charlevoix and Grand Rapids and Indiana railroad junction. The community of Alba was listed as a newly-organized census-designated place for the 2010 census, meaning  it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time. Geography. Alba is at in northern Michigan, and the FIPS place code is 00900. The elevation is above sea level. The Alba ZIP code 49611 provides P.O. Box only service for an area around the community. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the Alba CDP has an area of , all land.