| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:34 PM |
| Population: | 26,676 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26133 |
| Land Area: | 743 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 9 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9660, -85.3436 |
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26,676 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 743 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,889 to 26,676 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.8% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49655 (Leroy, $65,556 median) and poorest ZIP 49631 (Evart, $47,174) are 11.8 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $132,300 in 49631 (Evart) to $188,500 in 49688 (Tustin).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 23 people/sq mi in 49679 (Sears) to 54 in 49677 (Reed City).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.7% bachelor's+ in 49665 (Marion) to 19.7% in 49688 (Tustin) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #55 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #63 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $57,749 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
16.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,087 of 19,115 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49677 | Reed City | Standard | 7,028 | $59,112 | 129.5 | -3.0% |
| 49631 | Evart | Standard | 5,765 | $47,174 | 145.0 | 0.7% |
| 49665 | Marion | Standard | 3,983 | $54,265 | 164.0 | -8.2% |
| 49655 | Leroy | Standard | 3,383 | $65,556 | 89.3 | 11.3% |
| 49639 | Hersey | Standard | 2,634 | $64,388 | 62.7 | 2.7% |
| 49688 | Tustin | Standard | 2,508 | $63,875 | 92.8 | -2.1% |
| 49679 | Sears | Standard | 1,375 | $62,120 | 59.7 | -2.8% |