| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:35 PM |
| Population: | 36,583 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26165 |
| CBSA: | Cadillac, MI |
| Land Area: | 656 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3659, -85.6011 |
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36,583 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 656 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,880 to 36,583 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.9% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49620 (Buckley, $75,192 median) and poorest ZIP 49638 (Harrietta, $45,625) are 15.6 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.6× across this county — from $142,900 in 49638 (Harrietta) to $225,000 in 49620 (Buckley).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 49638 (Harrietta) to 100 in 49601 (Cadillac).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.1% bachelor's+ in 49663 (Manton) to 24.6% in 49601 (Cadillac) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #45 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #66 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $61,924 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,468 of 25,569 reporting).
6 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.