| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:51 PM |
| Population: | 40,334 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26107 |
| CBSA: | Big Rapids, MI |
| Land Area: | 575 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.6650, -85.3447 |
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40,334 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 575 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 42,594 to 40,334 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.3% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49346 (Stanwood, $72,975 median) and poorest ZIP 49305 (Barryton, $51,875) are 17.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $148,100 in 49305 (Barryton) to $233,800 in 49346 (Stanwood).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 27 people/sq mi in 49340 (Remus) to 134 in 49307 (Big Rapids).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.3% bachelor's+ in 49336 (Morley) to 29.9% in 49346 (Stanwood) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #41 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $60,681 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (6,089 of 26,241 reporting).
8 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.
Mecosta County lost 5.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49307 | Big Rapids | Standard | 18,407 | $60,358 | 137.3 | -11.0% |
| 49346 | Stanwood | Standard | 5,553 | $72,975 | 67.2 | 2.5% |
| 49336 | Morley | Standard | 4,860 | $54,522 | 82.0 | 2.0% |
| 49332 | Mecosta | Standard | 3,044 | $59,509 | 44.3 | -1.3% |
| 49340 | Remus | Standard | 2,437 | $54,417 | 90.5 | -14.9% |
| 49305 | Barryton | Standard | 2,378 | $51,875 | 54.1 | 12.1% |
| 49338 | Paris | Standard | 1,971 | $69,375 | 57.1 | 28.9% |
| 49342 | Rodney | Standard | 1,527 | $53,971 | 41.5 | -27.5% |
| 49320 | Chippewa Lake | PO Box | 157 | $63,929 | 0.9 | 772.2% |