| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:33 PM |
| Population: | 9,945 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26097 |
| Land Area: | 932 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 288 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.0338, -84.9714 |
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9,945 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 932 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,250 to 9,945 from 2014 to 2024 — a -3.0% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49757 (Mackinac Island, $95,000 median) and poorest ZIP 49838 (Gould City, $40,000) are 55.2 miles apart — a 2.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.9× across this county — from $123,500 in 49745 (Hessel) to $733,300 in 49757 (Mackinac Island).
Density varies 52× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 49838 (Gould City) to 149 in 49757 (Mackinac Island).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.0% bachelor's+ in 49838 (Gould City) to 44.7% in 49719 (Cedarville) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #76 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #38 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $62,531 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,924 of 7,841 reporting).
9 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49781 | Saint Ignace | Standard | 4,156 | $64,152 | 107.7 | 0.2% |
| 49719 | Cedarville | Standard | 1,407 | $75,156 | 70.5 | 5.2% |
| 49827 | Engadine | Standard | 1,054 | $46,827 | 109.0 | 9.1% |
| 49760 | Moran | Standard | 734 | $58,958 | 147.8 | 25.3% |
| 49745 | Hessel | Standard | 707 | $44,063 | 86.3 | -44.6% |
| 49762 | Naubinway | Standard | 675 | $57,692 | 194.0 | 16.4% |
| 49757 | Mackinac Island | PO Box | 561 | $95,000 | 3.8 | -6.5% |
| 49838 | Gould City | Standard | 426 | $40,000 | 147.6 | -13.9% |
| 49820 | Curtis | Standard | 191 | — | 28.5 | 0.5% |
| 49775 | Pointe Aux Pins | Standard | 34 | $132,500 | 37.0 | -52.8% |