| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:50 PM |
| Population: | 14,437 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26053 |
| Land Area: | 1,238 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 62 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.4532, -89.8277 |
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14,437 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,238 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,169 to 14,437 from 2014 to 2024 — a -10.7% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49969 (Watersmeet, $67,188 median) and poorest ZIP 49938 (Ironwood, $46,606) are 44.7 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.8× across this county — from $65,600 in 49959 (Ramsay) to $247,300 in 49969 (Watersmeet).
Density varies 99× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 49947 (Marenisco) to 211 in 49959 (Ramsay).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 49959 (Ramsay) to 25.4% in 49938 (Ironwood) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #69 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #74 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,516 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,542 of 11,301 reporting).
5 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.
Gogebic County lost 10.7% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49938 | Ironwood | Standard | 7,460 | $46,606 | 186.7 | -2.4% |
| 49911 | Bessemer | Standard | 2,729 | $57,000 | 57.2 | -2.9% |
| 49968 | Wakefield | Standard | 2,203 | $55,759 | 307.4 | 0.4% |
| 49969 | Watersmeet | Standard | 1,000 | $67,188 | 366.9 | -24.4% |
| 49947 | Marenisco | Standard | 673 | $48,750 | 317.8 | -64.1% |
| 49959 | Ramsay | PO Box | 372 | $47,500 | 1.8 | 13.8% |