| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:31 PM |
| Population: | 37,265 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26041 |
| CBSA: | Escanaba, MI |
| Land Area: | 1,260 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 73 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.8741, -87.0304 |
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37,265 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 1,260 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,664 to 37,265 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.1% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49894 (Wells, $93,828 median) and poorest ZIP 49829 (Escanaba, $50,277) are 4.5 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $145,700 in 49894 (Wells) to $191,700 in 49818 (Cornell).
Density varies 199× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 49880 (Rock) to 932 in 49894 (Wells).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.2% bachelor's+ in 49872 (Perkins) to 26.4% in 49835 (Garden) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #43 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #36 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,971 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,701 of 27,568 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49829 | Escanaba | Standard | 16,416 | $50,277 | 72.6 | -5.5% |
| 49837 | Gladstone | Standard | 10,265 | $64,306 | 74.5 | 7.5% |
| 49878 | Rapid River | Standard | 3,329 | $71,136 | 449.3 | -8.1% |
| 49807 | Bark River | Standard | 3,162 | $75,329 | 145.2 | -4.0% |
| 49818 | Cornell | Standard | 1,282 | $61,528 | 181.5 | 27.8% |
| 49880 | Rock | Standard | 1,021 | $64,013 | 218.5 | -6.8% |
| 49894 | Wells | Standard | 861 | $93,828 | 0.9 | 27.2% |
| 49835 | Garden | Standard | 676 | $51,429 | 94.4 | -16.9% |
| 49872 | Perkins | PO Box | 231 | $53,281 | 22.3 | 27.6% |
| 49864 | Nahma | PO Box | 22 | $103,750 | 1.0 | -62.7% |