| ZIP Codes: | 17 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 7 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:32 PM |
| Population: | 38,280 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26061 |
| CBSA: | Houghton, MI |
| Land Area: | 1,049 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 60 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.0477, -88.5987 |
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38,280 residents live across 17 ZIPs covering 1,049 sq mi, served by 17 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,117 to 38,280 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.1% change. 12 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49965 (Toivola, $78,295 median) and poorest ZIP 49958 (Pelkie, $40,893) are 12.9 miles apart — a 1.9× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.2× across this county — from $72,000 in 49934 (Hubbell) to $232,800 in 49931 (Houghton).
Density varies 1449× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 49965 (Toivola) to 3,867 in 49917 (Copper City).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.7% bachelor's+ in 49963 (South Range) to 62.1% in 49931 (Houghton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #42 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,065 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
37.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,278 of 22,374 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 7 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
1 ZIP in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49931 | Houghton | Standard | 10,475 | $50,408 | 30.7 | 5.3% |
| 49913 | Calumet | Standard | 7,510 | $53,571 | 79.9 | 0.2% |
| 49930 | Hancock | Standard | 7,405 | $72,314 | 58.9 | 5.4% |
| 49916 | Chassell | Standard | 2,865 | $74,625 | 91.6 | 4.2% |
| 49945 | Lake Linden | Standard | 2,729 | $59,453 | 156.7 | 8.5% |
| 49905 | Atlantic Mine | Standard | 2,281 | $77,617 | 82.6 | 25.3% |
| 49958 | Pelkie | Standard | 911 | $40,893 | 233.4 | -13.2% |
| 49922 | Dollar Bay | PO Box | 842 | $55,313 | 0.9 | 4.3% |
| 49934 | Hubbell | PO Box | 772 | $47,386 | 1.5 | -24.3% |
| 49965 | Toivola | Standard | 544 | $78,295 | 203.8 | 42.4% |
| 49963 | South Range | PO Box | 515 | $58,958 | 0.3 | -41.5% |
| 49955 | Painesdale | PO Box | 499 | $64,402 | 8.2 | -15.3% |
| 49921 | Dodgeville | Standard | 336 | — | 0.6 | 32.3% |
| 49917 | Copper City | PO Box | 326 | $52,917 | 0.1 | 12.0% |
| 49952 | Nisula | Standard | 111 | $79,583 | 24.1 | 8.8% |
| 49961 | Sidnaw | PO Box | 104 | $53,750 | 75.1 | 4.0% |
| 49942 | Kearsarge | PO Box | 55 | $54,722 | 0.0 | -38.9% |