| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 906 / 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:31 PM |
| Population: | 22,587 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26031 |
| Land Area: | 582 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 60 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.4727, -84.5411 |
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22,587 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 582 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 23,176 to 22,587 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.5% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49705 (Afton, $77,500 median) and poorest ZIP 49701 (Mackinaw City, $44,583) are 29.8 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $168,500 in 49705 (Afton) to $244,300 in 49749 (Indian River).
Density varies 151× across the county — from 13 people/sq mi in 49705 (Afton) to 1,905 in 49791 (Topinabee).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.0% bachelor's+ in 49705 (Afton) to 37.1% in 49749 (Indian River) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #61 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #56 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,705 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,389 of 17,790 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 4 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49721 | Cheboygan | Standard | 13,891 | $61,174 | 275.2 | -2.9% |
| 49749 | Indian River | Standard | 4,411 | $65,608 | 87.6 | 4.6% |
| 49799 | Wolverine | Standard | 2,331 | $58,235 | 131.6 | 2.9% |
| 49701 | Mackinaw City | Standard | 882 | $44,583 | 18.5 | -2.2% |
| 49705 | Afton | Standard | 865 | $77,500 | 68.7 | -16.0% |
| 49791 | Topinabee | PO Box | 164 | $59,750 | 0.1 | -47.3% |
| 49717 | Burt Lake | PO Box | 43 | — | 0.0 | -68.4% |
| 49792 | Tower | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 49761 | Mullett Lake | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |