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Grand Traverse County, Michigan

Grand Traverse County, Michigan, has 96,729 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Traverse City. It uses Eastern Time and covers 464 sq mi (1,203 km²) of land.

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Grand Traverse County in Michigan
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Grand Traverse County and its neighbors (simplified outlines). Open in OpenStreetMap ↗
Resident population, July 2025
96,729
Land area
464 sq mi (1,203 km²)
County seat or government
Traverse City
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$81,647 ± $3,008
Median home value
$339,400 ± $8,651
Median rent, with utilities
$1,288 ± $65
Homes lived in by their owners
77.2% ± 1.5 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Traverse City, MI metro areaCentral county
Water area
137 sq mi (355 km²)
State
Michigan
County code (FIPS)
26055
Coordinates (central point)
44.718688, -85.553848
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These coordinates mark a central point for the area, not a street address. Income, home value, rent and homes lived in by their owners: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, ± margin at 90% confidence; checked on October 13, 2026.

Time zones in Grand Traverse County

Time zoneLocal time and UTC offsetNext clock change
Eastern TimeAmerica/DetroitUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July. Enable JavaScript for the live clock.Enable JavaScript for upcoming changes.

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ZIP Code areas, largest first

  1. 4968625,492 people
  2. 4968421,585 people
  3. 4968521,308 people
  4. 4969610,477 people
  5. 496497,239 people
  6. 496436,963 people
  7. 496906,657 people
  8. 496373,646 people
  9. 496333,410 people
  10. 496203,070 people
  11. 496832,225 people

11 ZIP Code areas overlap Grand Traverse County. People counts are 2020–2024 estimates for each whole ZIP area. Mailing ZIPs can differ; check an address with USPS ZIP Code Lookup.

Official county information

Grand Traverse County government website ↗ is the next stop for county offices, tax, voting, jury and records information. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Grand Traverse County, largest first

  1. Garfield Charter Township19,913 people
  2. East Bay Township11,682 people
  3. Long Lake Township10,023 people
  4. Blair Township9,105 people
  5. Green Lake Township6,744 people
  6. Peninsula Township6,097 people
  7. Paradise Township5,023 people
  8. Acme Township4,474 people
  9. Whitewater Township2,712 people
  10. Mayfield Township1,956 people
  11. Fife Lake Township1,314 people
  12. Grant Township1,233 people
All 13
  1. Union Township551 people

People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. All townships in Michigan, by county

School districts in Grand Traverse County, largest first

  1. Traverse City Area Public Schools90,171 people
  2. Benzie County Central School14,561 people
  3. Elk Rapids Schools9,397 people
  4. Kingsley Area Schools7,782 people
  5. Manton Consolidated Schools5,685 people
  6. Forest Area Community Schools4,326 people
  7. Buckley Community School District3,184 people

Districts with land in the county; a district can cross county lines. People counts are American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates. A district boundary doesn’t decide which school a student attends.

Tribal areas in Grand Traverse County, largest first

  1. Grand Traverse Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land541 people

American Indian, Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian areas as the Census Bureau maps them, with at least 2% of their area here, water included. These lines don’t decide membership, jurisdiction or land status.

Cities, towns and communities, largest first

These areas overlap the mapped boundary; an overlap does not mean that every address belongs to both.

  1. Traverse City, Michigan (city)15,593 people
  2. Kingsley, Michigan (village)1,785 people
  3. Chums Corner, Michigan (CDP)1,186 people
  4. Grawn, Michigan (CDP)800 people
  5. Interlochen, Michigan (CDP)791 people
  6. Fife Lake, Michigan (village)343 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Kalkaska County, Michigan23 mi east
  2. Wexford County, Michigan27 mi south
  3. Antrim County, Michigan27 mi northeast
  4. Benzie County, Michigan34 mi west
  5. Missaukee County, Michigan36 mi southeast
  6. Leelanau County, Michigan38 mi northwest
  7. Manistee County, Michigan50 mi southwest

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See this county on Census.gov ↗

Areas that only touch the edge

These areas meet the boundary only along a sliver. Most addresses here are not in them; for an address near the line, check with the county.