Advance is an unincorporated community and census-designated place (CDP) in Charlevoix County in the U.S. state of Michigan.

The community is located along Lake Charlevoix within Eveline Township.

In 1877, the Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad opened a depot in Advance, and the community recorded a population of 10 at the time.

When the depot closed, the community soon dwindled and recorded 62 residents in 1910.

[3][4] The community of Advance was listed as a newly defined census designated place for the 2010 census, meaning it now has officially defined boundaries and population statistics for the first time.