| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:30 PM |
| Population: | 16,796 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26011 |
| Land Area: | 500 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.0808, -83.9118 |
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16,796 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 500 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,479 to 16,796 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 48703 (Au Gres, $64,792 median) and poorest ZIP 48765 (Turner, $45,000) are 7.6 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $112,200 in 48766 (Twining) to $172,100 in 48703 (Au Gres).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 48765 (Turner) to 67 in 48703 (Au Gres).
Educational attainment ranges from 6.7% bachelor's+ in 48749 (Omer) to 23.6% in 48703 (Au Gres) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #66 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #71 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,382 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,882 of 12,604 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48658 | Standish | Standard | 4,694 | $53,750 | 84.5 | -9.8% |
| 48610 | Alger | Standard | 3,300 | $59,091 | 126.0 | 0.5% |
| 48703 | Au Gres | Standard | 3,105 | $64,792 | 46.1 | 5.2% |
| 48659 | Sterling | Standard | 2,563 | $58,750 | 79.0 | -13.3% |
| 48766 | Twining | Standard | 1,328 | $56,583 | 53.3 | -5.1% |
| 48749 | Omer | Standard | 1,271 | $51,544 | 38.9 | 26.1% |
| 48765 | Turner | Standard | 535 | $45,000 | 72.5 | -20.7% |