| ZIP Codes: | 2 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:51 PM |
| Population: | 6,299 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26095 |
| Land Area: | 926 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 48 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.4232, -85.6316 |
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6,299 residents live across 2 ZIPs covering 926 sq mi, served by 2 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,568 to 6,299 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49868 (Newberry, $55,074 median) and poorest ZIP 49853 (Mc Millan, $54,563) are 14.3 miles apart — a 1.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $94,500 in 49868 (Newberry) to $166,400 in 49853 (Mc Millan).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 49868 (Newberry) to 8 in 49853 (Mc Millan).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 49868 (Newberry) to 20.2% in 49853 (Mc Millan) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #81 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #73 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $54,966 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (818 of 4,744 reporting).
2 Standard delivery, 0 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.