| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:50 PM |
| Population: | 35,599 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26047 |
| CBSA: | Petoskey, MI |
| Land Area: | 568 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 65 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.5287, -84.8912 |
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35,599 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 568 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,133 to 35,599 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49716 (Brutus, $100,179 median) and poorest ZIP 49718 (Carp Lake, $48,750) are 14.5 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $160,000 in 49769 (Pellston) to $363,500 in 49740 (Harbor Springs).
Density varies 11× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 49718 (Carp Lake) to 154 in 49770 (Petoskey).
Educational attainment ranges from 23.0% bachelor's+ in 49769 (Pellston) to 47.5% in 49740 (Harbor Springs) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #46 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #20 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,957 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
41.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,016 of 26,433 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49770 | Petoskey | Standard | 18,221 | $79,590 | 118.2 | 6.7% |
| 49740 | Harbor Springs | Standard | 7,197 | $89,250 | 129.2 | 3.3% |
| 49706 | Alanson | Standard | 4,920 | $76,906 | 70.2 | 12.1% |
| 49755 | Levering | Standard | 1,799 | $65,789 | 112.1 | -9.8% |
| 49769 | Pellston | Standard | 1,718 | $67,558 | 55.6 | 2.6% |
| 49716 | Brutus | Standard | 1,006 | $100,179 | 38.2 | 26.1% |
| 49718 | Carp Lake | Standard | 619 | $48,750 | 43.7 | -17.0% |
| 49722 | Conway | PO Box | 73 | $87,721 | 0.3 | -72.3% |
| 49764 | Oden | PO Box | 46 | — | 0.0 | -79.3% |
| 49723 | Cross Village | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 49737 | Good Hart | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |