| ZIP Codes: | 18 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 2 PO Box, 3 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:31 PM |
| Population: | 36,744 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26033 |
| CBSA: | Sault Ste. Marie, MI |
| Land Area: | 1,669 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 351 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.2658, -84.5104 |
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36,744 residents live across 18 ZIPs covering 1,669 sq mi, served by 15 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 39,068 to 34,930 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.6% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 8 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49774 (Pickford, $84,900 median) and poorest ZIP 49736 (Goetzville, $49,688) are 11.9 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $94,000 in 49752 (Kinross) to $273,200 in 49726 (Drummond Island).
Density varies 202× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 49728 (Eckerman) to 405 in 49788 (Kincheloe).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.6% bachelor's+ in 49784 (Kincheloe) to 38.4% in 49724 (Dafter) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #44 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #49 for median household income .
Hosts 3 single-entity Unique ZIPs: 49784Chippewa Reg Correction Fac ; 49785Chippewa Temp Correction Fac ; and 49786Hiawatha Temp Correction Fac .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $63,441 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,091 of 26,012 reporting).
13 Standard delivery, 2 PO Box only, 3 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
3 ZIP codes in this county serve a single facility — typically theme parks, universities, large corporations, airports, or government complexes.
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.
Chippewa County lost 5.9% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49783 | Sault Sainte Marie | Standard | 18,681 | $60,658 | 131.7 | -6.1% |
| 49715 | Brimley | Standard | 3,116 | $63,494 | 219.9 | 2.7% |
| 49788 | Kincheloe | Standard | 2,841 | $57,524 | 7.0 | -56.2% |
| 49774 | Pickford | Standard | 1,999 | $84,900 | 151.7 | -1.5% |
| 49784 | Kincheloe | Unique | 1,814 | — | 0.0 | — |
| 49780 | Rudyard | Standard | 1,692 | $69,375 | 220.7 | -5.5% |
| 49752 | Kinross | Standard | 1,655 | $62,460 | 19.7 | 139.5% |
| 49724 | Dafter | Standard | 1,231 | $82,321 | 81.2 | 7.0% |
| 49726 | Drummond Island | Standard | 1,155 | $67,232 | 131.1 | 3.4% |
| 49725 | De Tour Village | Standard | 550 | $55,139 | 49.9 | -16.9% |
| 49736 | Goetzville | Standard | 510 | $49,688 | 69.2 | 1.2% |
| 49728 | Eckerman | Standard | 477 | $60,909 | 238.5 | 69.8% |
| 49768 | Paradise | Standard | 358 | $73,750 | 145.3 | -12.9% |
| 49710 | Barbeau | Standard | 290 | $77,656 | 36.9 | -45.4% |
| 49748 | Hulbert | PO Box | 222 | $56,250 | 61.8 | 83.5% |
| 49793 | Trout Lake | PO Box | 153 | $39,167 | 104.4 | -57.3% |
| 49785 | Kincheloe | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 49786 | Kincheloe | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |