| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:50 PM |
| Population: | 26,250 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26043 |
| CBSA: | Iron Mountain, MI-WI |
| Land Area: | 823 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 16 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.9365, -87.8971 |
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26,250 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 823 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,190 to 26,250 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.2% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49881 (Sagola, $85,625 median) and poorest ZIP 49876 (Quinnesec, $39,853) are 20.6 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.6× across this county — from $108,300 in 49815 (Channing) to $278,800 in 49881 (Sagola).
Density varies 332× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 49831 (Felch) to 772 in 49802 (Kingsford).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.3% bachelor's+ in 49876 (Quinnesec) to 44.7% in 49881 (Sagola) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #56 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #33 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,131 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,867 of 19,314 reporting).
10 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49801 | Iron Mountain | Standard | 11,860 | $67,337 | 126.9 | 3.5% |
| 49802 | Kingsford | Standard | 5,975 | $62,209 | 7.7 | -4.3% |
| 49870 | Norway | Standard | 3,509 | $75,179 | 36.3 | 1.6% |
| 49892 | Vulcan | Standard | 2,037 | $74,926 | 173.1 | 6.5% |
| 49876 | Quinnesec | Standard | 923 | $39,853 | 1.7 | -16.9% |
| 49834 | Foster City | Standard | 535 | $65,000 | 83.6 | 104.2% |
| 49831 | Felch | Standard | 524 | $66,750 | 225.4 | -26.9% |
| 49881 | Sagola | Standard | 358 | $85,625 | 93.7 | -3.2% |
| 49815 | Channing | Standard | 295 | $63,854 | 73.2 | -42.6% |
| 49852 | Loretto | Standard | 178 | $83,438 | 0.4 | 67.9% |
| 49877 | Ralph | PO Box | 56 | $81,458 | 1.5 | 36.6% |