Alcona County, Michigan
County seat: Harrisville · Population 10,556 (2025) · 675 sq mi
Alcona County is the 75th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 10,556 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Harrisville. It is part of the Northeast (Region 3) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 4 neighboring counties.
Alcona County facts
- County seat
- Harrisville
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 10,556 +3.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 675 sq mi 30th largest of 83
- Water area
- 1,116 sq mi
- Population density
- 16 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Largest city
- Harrisville 1,355
- Median household income
- $54,993
- Cities and towns
- 2 plus 2 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 13
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26001
Cities and towns in Alcona County
Alcona County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Alcona County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harrisville (county seat) | City | 443 | |
| Lincoln | Village | 299 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Hubbard Lake | 944 | |
| Lost Lake Woods | 458 |
ZIP codes in Alcona County
13 ZIP codes reach into Alcona County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 48647 also Oscoda County
- 48705
- 48721
- 48728 also Oscoda County
- 48737 also Iosco County
- 48738 also Iosco County
- 48740
- 48742
- 48745 also Iosco County
- 48750 also Iosco County
- 48761 also Ogemaw, Oscoda and Iosco counties
- 48762 also Alpena County
- 49747 also Alpena County
Population of Alcona County, 2020–2025
Alcona County grew by 395 people (+3.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 756 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,157 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 10,184 |
| 2021 | 10,290 |
| 2022 | 10,382 |
| 2023 | 10,502 |
| 2024 | 10,551 |
| 2025 | 10,556 |
Neighboring counties
- Iosco County south · 25,266 people
- Alpena County north · 28,853 people
- Oscoda County west · 8,723 people
- Ogemaw County southwest · 21,121 people
Printable Alcona County map
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Sources
- Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files (1:500,000).
- Population: Census Bureau county and city estimates, Vintage 2025. CDP populations: American Community Survey 2020–2024.
- Places and ZIP codes: Census Bureau 2026 Gazetteer and 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files.
- County seat, founding year and name origin: Wikidata (CC0), checked against state sources.
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