| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:49 PM |
| Population: | 27,077 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26029 |
| Land Area: | 503 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 54 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.2962, -85.1465 |
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27,077 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 503 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 27,246 to 27,077 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49796 (Walloon Lake, $87,434 median) and poorest ZIP 49727 (East Jordan, $70,865) are 11.7 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $222,200 in 49727 (East Jordan) to $360,800 in 49782 (Beaver Island).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 49782 (Beaver Island) to 131 in 49796 (Walloon Lake).
Educational attainment ranges from 25.2% bachelor's+ in 49713 (Boyne Falls) to 51.3% in 49782 (Beaver Island) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #52 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #19 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,294 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
34.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,116 of 20,559 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49720 | Charlevoix | Standard | 9,017 | $77,603 | 107.0 | 0.2% |
| 49712 | Boyne City | Standard | 8,203 | $74,033 | 81.1 | 4.5% |
| 49727 | East Jordan | Standard | 6,755 | $70,865 | 130.9 | -9.0% |
| 49713 | Boyne Falls | Standard | 2,011 | $82,563 | 110.6 | 2.1% |
| 49782 | Beaver Island | Standard | 732 | $75,938 | 70.2 | 22.6% |
| 49796 | Walloon Lake | PO Box | 359 | $87,434 | 2.7 | -11.1% |
| 49711 | Bay Shore | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |