| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (4 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 989 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:52 PM |
| Population: | 26,055 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26143 |
| Land Area: | 600 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 31 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3624, -84.6833 |
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26,055 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 600 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,615 to 26,055 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.1% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 48653 (Roscommon, $65,913 median) and poorest ZIP 48651 (Prudenville, $43,712) are 15.3 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $112,900 in 48656 (Saint Helen) to $170,700 in 48653 (Roscommon).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 25 people/sq mi in 48656 (Saint Helen) to 67 in 48629 (Houghton Lake).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.9% bachelor's+ in 48656 (Saint Helen) to 26.8% in 48653 (Roscommon) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #57 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #72 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $56,598 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,247 of 20,998 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 48653 | Roscommon | Standard | 9,721 | $65,913 | 250.4 | -0.1% |
| 48629 | Houghton Lake | Standard | 7,998 | $56,520 | 119.3 | 3.6% |
| 48651 | Prudenville | Standard | 4,364 | $43,712 | 75.7 | -9.9% |
| 48656 | Saint Helen | Standard | 3,846 | $47,750 | 153.5 | -6.6% |
| 48627 | Higgins Lake | PO Box | 65 | — | 0.0 | -43.5% |
| 48630 | Houghton Lake Heights | PO Box | 61 | $62,019 | 0.6 | -27.4% |