| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 1 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:34 PM |
| Population: | 44,319 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26123 |
| Land Area: | 677 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 21 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.5362, -85.8522 |
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44,319 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 677 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 41,399 to 44,319 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49327 (Grant, $69,697 median) and poorest ZIP 49309 (Bitely, $42,566) are 28.7 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.3× across this county — from $151,600 in 49309 (Bitely) to $202,000 in 49337 (Newaygo).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 49309 (Bitely) to 111 in 49337 (Newaygo).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.2% bachelor's+ in 49349 (White Cloud) to 26.4% in 49412 (Fremont) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #36 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #69 for median household income with the #7 fastest decade growth .
Hosts 1 single-entity Unique ZIP: 49413Gerber Products Inc .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,106 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,908 of 31,644 reporting).
5 Standard delivery, 1 PO Box only, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49337 | Newaygo | Standard | 13,149 | $67,526 | 118.1 | 10.6% |
| 49412 | Fremont | Standard | 12,097 | $66,741 | 113.7 | 7.9% |
| 49327 | Grant | Standard | 8,887 | $69,697 | 94.2 | 6.4% |
| 49349 | White Cloud | Standard | 8,133 | $54,028 | 209.4 | 2.0% |
| 49309 | Bitely | Standard | 1,859 | $42,566 | 123.6 | 6.9% |
| 49312 | Brohman | PO Box | 194 | $40,694 | 18.0 | -19.2% |
| 49413 | Fremont | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |