| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:50 PM |
| Population: | 11,610 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26071 |
| Land Area: | 1,039 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 42 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.1296, -88.5249 |
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11,610 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 1,039 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,569 to 11,610 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49920 (Crystal Falls, $63,605 median) and poorest ZIP 49915 (Caspian, $35,000) are 17.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.8× across this county — from $34,100 in 49902 (Alpha) to $129,500 in 49920 (Crystal Falls).
Density varies 100× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 49903 (Amasa) to 440 in 49915 (Caspian).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.1% bachelor's+ in 49902 (Alpha) to 23.8% in 49920 (Crystal Falls) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #72 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #83 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,591 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,008 of 8,952 reporting).
3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49935 | Iron River | Standard | 5,841 | $57,236 | 466.7 | -3.4% |
| 49920 | Crystal Falls | Standard | 4,380 | $63,605 | 503.8 | 2.1% |
| 49915 | Caspian | PO Box | 570 | $35,000 | 1.3 | 5.2% |
| 49927 | Gaastra | Standard | 371 | $47,500 | 13.4 | -12.3% |
| 49903 | Amasa | PO Box | 233 | $41,818 | 53.1 | 29.4% |
| 49902 | Alpha | PO Box | 215 | $39,115 | 0.7 | 159.0% |
| 49964 | Stambaugh | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |