| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:32 PM |
| Population: | 25,671 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26069 |
| Land Area: | 508 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 29 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3342, -83.6501 |
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25,671 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 508 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,164 to 25,671 from 2014 to 2024 — a -1.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 48763 (Tawas City, $59,677 median) and poorest ZIP 48750 (Oscoda, $45,561) are 15.7 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $105,500 in 48770 (Whittemore) to $179,400 in 48739 (Hale).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 28 people/sq mi in 48770 (Whittemore) to 76 in 48750 (Oscoda).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.5% bachelor's+ in 48770 (Whittemore) to 25.9% in 48730 (East Tawas) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #58 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #76 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $51,143 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,936 of 19,879 reporting).
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48750 | Oscoda | Standard | 9,165 | $45,561 | 121.0 | 7.0% |
| 48763 | Tawas City | Standard | 4,883 | $59,677 | 85.3 | -3.8% |
| 48730 | East Tawas | Standard | 4,584 | $49,823 | 87.6 | 3.4% |
| 48739 | Hale | Standard | 3,629 | $52,802 | 112.6 | -11.3% |
| 48770 | Whittemore | Standard | 1,843 | $49,957 | 65.7 | -13.0% |
| 48748 | National City | Standard | 1,537 | $58,750 | 33.2 | -16.8% |
| 48743 | Long Lake | Standard | 30 | — | 2.3 | 3.4% |
| 48764 | Tawas City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |