| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 517 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:49 PM |
| Population: | 45,319 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26023 |
| CBSA: | Coldwater, MI |
| Land Area: | 507 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 41.9217, -85.0410 |
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45,319 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 507 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 44,250 to 45,319 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49082 (Quincy, $74,063 median) and poorest ZIP 49255 (Montgomery, $51,346) are 13.9 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $128,800 in 49089 (Sherwood) to $177,400 in 49082 (Quincy).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 49 people/sq mi in 49028 (Bronson) to 149 in 49036 (Coldwater).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.9% bachelor's+ in 49089 (Sherwood) to 18.6% in 49082 (Quincy) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #35 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #51 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,822 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,427 of 31,362 reporting).
6 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49036 | Coldwater | Standard | 24,826 | $62,259 | 166.6 | 6.5% |
| 49082 | Quincy | Standard | 6,678 | $74,063 | 86.7 | -0.2% |
| 49028 | Bronson | Standard | 5,811 | $60,127 | 119.5 | -12.2% |
| 49094 | Union City | Standard | 3,778 | $65,404 | 56.3 | -10.7% |
| 49089 | Sherwood | Standard | 2,154 | $69,286 | 38.5 | 41.3% |
| 49255 | Montgomery | Standard | 2,072 | $51,346 | 39.5 | 10.7% |