| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:48 PM |
| Population: | 8,793 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26003 |
| Land Area: | 978 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 112 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.3761, -86.7512 |
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8,793 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 978 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,340 to 8,793 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49806 (Au Train, $85,625 median) and poorest ZIP 49891 (Trenary, $46,063) are 14.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $126,300 in 49891 (Trenary) to $335,700 in 49826 (Rumely ).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 49884 (Shingleton) to 24 in 49862 (Munising).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.6% bachelor's+ in 49884 (Shingleton) to 48.3% in 49822 (Deerton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #78 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #54 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,516 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,404 of 6,928 reporting).
7 Standard delivery, 3 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
Alger County lost 5.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49862 | Munising | Standard | 4,546 | $61,340 | 186.4 | -3.9% |
| 49895 | Wetmore | Standard | 840 | $47,115 | 276.1 | -11.5% |
| 49816 | Chatham | Standard | 666 | $70,750 | 44.6 | -14.3% |
| 49884 | Shingleton | Standard | 634 | $60,063 | 251.8 | 31.8% |
| 49806 | Au Train | Standard | 605 | $85,625 | 33.9 | 9.0% |
| 49891 | Trenary | Standard | 548 | $46,063 | 76.3 | -25.0% |
| 49825 | Eben Junction | PO Box | 328 | $77,250 | 30.5 | 22.8% |
| 49826 | Rumely | PO Box | 214 | $61,107 | 0.0 | 16.9% |
| 49822 | Deerton | Standard | 214 | $58,214 | 58.6 | -33.7% |
| 49839 | Grand Marais | PO Box | 198 | $47,292 | 20.4 | -42.6% |