| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:30 PM |
| Population: | 29,263 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26007 |
| CBSA: | Alpena, MI |
| Land Area: | 594 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 52 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.9811, -83.6148 |
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29,263 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 594 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 29,295 to 29,263 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49744 (Herron, $77,500 median) and poorest ZIP 49707 (Alpena, $51,396) are 8.8 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $152,800 in 49753 (Lachine) to $194,400 in 49744 (Herron).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 49753 (Lachine) to 98 in 49707 (Alpena).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.2% bachelor's+ in 49744 (Herron) to 21.0% in 49753 (Lachine) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #49 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,070 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,286 of 22,182 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 0 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.