As an unincorporated community, Curran has no legally defined boundaries or population statistics of its own but does have its own post office with the 48728 ZIP Code.

Curran is served by Fairview Area School District, which is mostly to the west in Oscoda County.

[8] Curran uses its own post office with the 48728 ZIP Code, which covers most of the sparsely-populated areas of western Alcona County.

[2][9] Other nearby communities include Fairview and Mio to the west, McKinley to the southwest, Comins to the northwest, and Barton City and Hubbard Lake to the east.

In the same year, it was discontinued on September 30 but quickly reestablished on October 10 with John Fullerton assuming postmaster duties.

[7] The title is also used by the unincorporated community of Strongs in Chippewa Township in the state's Upper Peninsula.