| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:31 PM |
| Population: | 33,815 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26035 |
| Land Area: | 631 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9071, -84.8832 |
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33,815 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 631 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,404 to 33,815 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 48617 (Clare, $58,321 median) and poorest ZIP 48625 (Harrison, $43,030) are 15.4 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $117,100 in 48625 (Harrison) to $160,100 in 48617 (Clare).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 39 people/sq mi in 48632 (Lake) to 76 in 48622 (Farwell).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.2% bachelor's+ in 48625 (Harrison) to 17.1% in 48617 (Clare) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #47 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #78 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $52,063 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
13.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,322 of 24,862 reporting).
4 Standard delivery, 1 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.