| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 231 / 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:34 PM |
| Population: | 26,988 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26137 |
| Land Area: | 631 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 11 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.0224, -84.6764 |
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26,988 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 631 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 25,535 to 26,988 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49730 (Elmira, $79,679 median) and poorest ZIP 49795 (Vanderbilt, $57,019) are 13.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $166,500 in 49795 (Vanderbilt) to $227,200 in 49735 (Gaylord).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 49751 (Johannesburg) to 82 in 49735 (Gaylord).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.5% bachelor's+ in 49795 (Vanderbilt) to 28.3% in 49735 (Gaylord) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #53 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #40 for median household income with the #12 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,863 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,159 of 19,563 reporting).
4 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.