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Manistee County, Michigan

Manistee County, Michigan, has 25,656 residents (July 2025 estimate). Its county seat is Manistee. It uses Eastern Time and covers 542 sq mi (1,405 km²) of land.

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Resident population, July 2025
25,656
Land area
542 sq mi (1,405 km²)
County seat or government
Manistee
Time zone
Eastern TimeUTC-05:00 in January; UTC-04:00 in July
Median household income
$63,516 ± $2,576
Median home value
$182,200 ± $10,645
Median rent, with utilities
$842 ± $48
Homes lived in by their owners
85.8% ± 1.2 points
County type
County
Metro or micro area
Outside any metro or micro areaNext to: Ludington, MI micro area, Cadillac, MI micro area, Traverse City, MI metro area, Manitowoc, WI micro area, and Green Bay, WI metro area
Water area
738 sq mi (1,912 km²)
State
Michigan
County code (FIPS)
26101
Coordinates (central point)
44.245268, -86.327537
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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 Manistee 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. 4966014,578 people
  2. 496683,301 people
  3. 496142,678 people
  4. 496832,225 people
  5. 496451,923 people
  6. 496891,731 people
  7. 496441,715 people
  8. 494111,698 people
  9. 496251,565 people
  10. 496191,009 people
  11. 49638913 people
  12. 49675901 people
All 15
  1. 49613528 people
  2. 49626242 people
  3. 49634178 people

15 ZIP Code areas overlap Manistee 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

We don’t have a website for this county yet. The US government’s local-office directory ↗ lists its offices. A geographic lookup cannot determine eligibility, tax liability or a court obligation.

Townships in Manistee County, largest first

  1. Manistee Township4,053 people
  2. Filer Charter Township2,606 people
  3. Norman Township1,704 people
  4. Bear Lake Township1,660 people
  5. Maple Grove Township1,555 people
  6. Onekama Township1,365 people
  7. Cleon Township1,124 people
  8. Stronach Township957 people
  9. Dickson Township922 people
  10. Pleasanton Township794 people
  11. Springdale Township794 people
  12. Brown Township580 people
All 14
  1. Marilla Township482 people
  2. Arcadia Township479 people

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

School districts in Manistee County, largest first

  1. Benzie County Central School14,561 people
  2. Manistee Area Schools13,405 people
  3. Kaleva Norman Dickson School District5,864 people
  4. Mesick Consolidated Schools5,477 people
  5. Mason County Eastern District4,517 people
  6. Onekama Consolidated Schools2,904 people
  7. Bear Lake School District1,954 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 Manistee County, largest first

  1. Little River Reservation and Off-Reservation Trust Land112 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. Manistee, Michigan (city)6,275 people
  2. Parkdale, Michigan (CDP)573 people
  3. Kaleva, Michigan (village)542 people
  4. Oak Hill, Michigan (CDP)519 people
  5. Wellston, Michigan (CDP)353 people
  6. Brethren, Michigan (CDP)318 people
  7. Eastlake, Michigan (village)318 people
  8. Onekama, Michigan (village)305 people
  9. Bear Lake, Michigan (village)264 people
  10. Copemish, Michigan (village)255 people
  11. Filer City, Michigan (CDP)178 people
  12. Stronach, Michigan (CDP)155 people
All 13
  1. Arcadia, Michigan (CDP)120 people

Bordering areas, nearest first

Distances are straight lines between map points.

  1. Mason County, Michigan21 mi south
  2. Benzie County, Michigan27 mi north
  3. Lake County, Michigan31 mi southeast
  4. Wexford County, Michigan38 mi east
  5. Grand Traverse County, Michigan50 mi northeast
  6. Kewaunee County, Wisconsin61 mi northwest
  7. Manitowoc County, Wisconsin62 mi west

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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.