| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:34 PM |
| Population: | 11,156 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26119 |
| Land Area: | 664 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.9579, -84.1318 |
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11,156 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 664 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,027 to 11,156 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49756 (Lewiston, $53,333 median) and poorest ZIP 49746 (Hillman, $47,432) are 24.8 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $153,900 in 49709 (Atlanta) to $164,400 in 49746 (Hillman).
Density varies 1× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 49746 (Hillman) to 21 in 49756 (Lewiston).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.3% bachelor's+ in 49746 (Hillman) to 18.2% in 49756 (Lewiston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #73 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #80 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $50,859 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
15.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,361 of 8,986 reporting).
3 Standard delivery, 0 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.