| ZIP Codes: | 17 ZIP Codes (15 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 616 / 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:33 PM |
| Population: | 69,473 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26117 |
| CBSA: | Grand Rapids-Wyoming-Kentwood, MI |
| Land Area: | 785 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.3171, -85.1372 |
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69,473 residents live across 17 ZIPs covering 785 sq mi, served by 17 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 65,616 to 69,473 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.9% change. 10 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49347 (Trufant, $91,477 median) and poorest ZIP 48891 (Vestaburg, $51,429) are 22.8 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $151,900 in 48829 (Edmore) to $241,100 in 49339 (Pierson).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 45 people/sq mi in 48834 (Fenwick) to 189 in 48838 (Greenville).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.1% bachelor's+ in 48811 (Carson City) to 29.0% in 49339 (Pierson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #28 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #45 for median household income with the #10 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $67,696 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,044 of 49,410 reporting).
15 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48838 | Greenville | Standard | 18,212 | $70,176 | 96.6 | 1.7% |
| 49329 | Howard City | Standard | 9,156 | $74,235 | 79.3 | 6.5% |
| 48811 | Carson City | Standard | 7,440 | $70,625 | 59.9 | 34.9% |
| 48888 | Stanton | Standard | 5,813 | $57,500 | 90.0 | -10.3% |
| 48884 | Sheridan | Standard | 5,091 | $62,750 | 62.1 | 20.7% |
| 48850 | Lakeview | Standard | 4,659 | $68,047 | 87.0 | 10.7% |
| 48829 | Edmore | Standard | 3,652 | $63,750 | 70.2 | 15.7% |
| 48891 | Vestaburg | Standard | 2,915 | $51,429 | 42.9 | -4.8% |
| 48818 | Crystal | Standard | 2,554 | $55,924 | 26.7 | 6.9% |
| 49339 | Pierson | Standard | 2,188 | $86,611 | 31.8 | -5.6% |
| 48834 | Fenwick | Standard | 2,139 | $53,958 | 47.7 | -2.9% |
| 49347 | Trufant | Standard | 1,570 | $91,477 | 18.3 | 28.4% |
| 48886 | Six Lakes | Standard | 1,565 | $61,667 | 29.3 | -24.1% |
| 49322 | Coral | Standard | 1,245 | $73,750 | 25.1 | -2.8% |
| 48885 | Sidney | Standard | 1,129 | $71,389 | 17.8 | 27.4% |
| 48852 | Mcbrides | PO Box | 145 | $41,875 | 0.0 | 39.4% |
| 48812 | Cedar Lake | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |