| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 906 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:33 PM |
| Population: | 67,048 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26103 |
| CBSA: | Marquette, MI |
| Land Area: | 1,944 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 138 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.4350, -87.6513 |
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67,048 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,944 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 67,678 to 67,048 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.9% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49866 (Negaunee, $85,019 median) and poorest ZIP 49879 (Republic, $49,471) are 25.4 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 3.2× across this county — from $81,900 in 49871 (Palmer) to $263,300 in 49855 (Marquette).
Density varies 83× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 49861 (Michigamme) to 163 in 49855 (Marquette).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.7% bachelor's+ in 49814 (Champion) to 45.7% in 49855 (Marquette) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #29 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #42 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,290 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
37.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (16,547 of 44,761 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 5 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49855 | Marquette | Standard | 33,876 | $62,083 | 208.3 | 0.1% |
| 49849 | Ishpeming | Standard | 12,117 | $67,518 | 367.1 | -3.8% |
| 49866 | Negaunee | Standard | 8,207 | $85,019 | 164.9 | 2.7% |
| 49841 | Gwinn | Standard | 7,412 | $60,568 | 243.5 | 0.6% |
| 49885 | Skandia | Standard | 1,947 | $81,172 | 150.6 | 3.1% |
| 49879 | Republic | Standard | 1,057 | $49,471 | 137.7 | 6.7% |
| 49814 | Champion | Standard | 1,021 | $77,356 | 217.3 | -29.3% |
| 49861 | Michigamme | Standard | 523 | $61,875 | 266.3 | -4.2% |
| 49871 | Palmer | PO Box | 392 | $63,125 | 23.3 | -32.4% |
| 49808 | Big Bay | PO Box | 295 | $52,438 | 133.1 | 21.4% |
| 49833 | Little Lake | PO Box | 201 | $73,571 | 19.2 | 20.4% |
| 49819 | Arnold | PO Box | — | — | 13.0 | — |
| 49865 | National Mine | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |