| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:34 PM |
| Population: | 19,407 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26129 |
| Land Area: | 610 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3933, -84.0392 |
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19,407 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 610 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 19,488 to 19,407 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 48661 (West Branch, $61,377 median) and poorest ZIP 48654 (Rose City, $45,202) are 9.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $81,500 in 48756 (Prescott) to $177,000 in 48661 (West Branch).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 48761 (South Branch) to 50 in 48756 (Prescott).
Educational attainment ranges from 8.0% bachelor's+ in 48756 (Prescott) to 21.1% in 48661 (West Branch) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #63 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #79 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $55,282 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,621 of 15,000 reporting).
5 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.