| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 231 |
| Timezone: | Eastern (GMT -05:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:33 PM |
| Population: | 28,704 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 26105 |
| CBSA: | Ludington, MI |
| Land Area: | 541 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9768, -86.1883 |
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28,704 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 541 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 28,126 to 28,704 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.1% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 49458 (Walhalla, $113,077 median) and poorest ZIP 49402 (Branch, $51,324) are 4.2 miles apart — a 2.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.1× across this county — from $57,800 in 49458 (Walhalla) to $239,400 in 49411 (Free Soil).
Density varies 17× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 49402 (Branch) to 167 in 49431 (Ludington).
Educational attainment ranges from 15.9% bachelor's+ in 49410 (Fountain) to 31.3% in 49431 (Ludington) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Michigan, this is the #50 most populous of 83 counties and ranks #34 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,675 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
26.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,507 of 21,163 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 49431 | Ludington | Standard | 17,184 | $66,336 | 103.0 | 1.2% |
| 49454 | Scottville | Standard | 4,873 | $61,280 | 73.1 | 4.2% |
| 49410 | Fountain | Standard | 1,734 | $61,515 | 37.3 | -17.0% |
| 49411 | Free Soil | Standard | 1,698 | $61,857 | 110.8 | 16.5% |
| 49405 | Custer | Standard | 1,635 | $70,139 | 75.1 | 9.7% |
| 49402 | Branch | Standard | 1,411 | $51,324 | 141.5 | 3.3% |
| 49458 | Walhalla | PO Box | 169 | $113,077 | 0.0 | 191.4% |