| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:33 PM |
| Population: | 25,333 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26101 |
| Land Area: | 574 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 31 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3349, -86.1048 |
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25,333 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 574 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 24,552 to 25,333 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.2% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49613 (Arcadia, $77,955 median) and poorest ZIP 49634 (Filer City, $47,083) are 20.0 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.8× across this county — from $96,100 in 49634 (Filer City) to $272,800 in 49675 (Onekama).
Density varies 20× across the county — from 17 people/sq mi in 49619 (Brethren) to 332 in 49634 (Filer City).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.0% bachelor's+ in 49634 (Filer City) to 43.1% in 49675 (Onekama) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #59 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #55 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,294 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,909 of 19,514 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49660 | Manistee | Standard | 14,578 | $65,205 | 175.1 | 3.2% |
| 49614 | Bear Lake | Standard | 2,678 | $72,250 | 91.8 | -5.2% |
| 49645 | Kaleva | Standard | 1,923 | $56,300 | 46.4 | 24.3% |
| 49689 | Wellston | Standard | 1,731 | $64,070 | 85.9 | 7.9% |
| 49625 | Copemish | Standard | 1,565 | $52,583 | 75.2 | 22.5% |
| 49619 | Brethren | Standard | 1,009 | $62,574 | 60.3 | 3.8% |
| 49675 | Onekama | Standard | 901 | $64,844 | 11.4 | -19.0% |
| 49613 | Arcadia | Standard | 528 | $77,955 | 26.5 | -4.5% |
| 49626 | Eastlake | PO Box | 242 | $50,208 | 1.0 | -39.7% |
| 49634 | Filer City | PO Box | 178 | $47,083 | 0.5 | 39.1% |