Charlevoix County, Michigan
County seat: Charlevoix · Population 26,036 (2025) · 416 sq mi
Charlevoix County is the 54th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 26,036 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Charlevoix. It is part of the Northwest (Region 2) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 4 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Charlevoix County facts
- County seat
- Charlevoix
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 26,036 −0.1% since 2020
- Land area
- 416 sq mi 80th largest of 83
- Water area
- 974 sq mi
- Population density
- 63 per sq mi
- Established
- 1869
- Named after
- Pierre François Xavier de Charlevoix French Jesuit priest and historian
- Largest city
- Boyne City 3,793
- Median household income
- $76,531
- Cities and towns
- 4 plus 7 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 10
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26029
Cities and towns in Charlevoix County
Charlevoix County has 4 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Charlevoix County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Boyne City | City | 3,793 | |
| Charlevoix (county seat) | City | 2,325 | |
| East Jordan | City | 2,243 | |
| Boyne Falls | Village | 374 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Shore | 502 | Emmet County |
| Advance | 377 | |
| Horton Bay | 374 | |
| Walloon Lake | 294 | |
| St. James | 269 | |
| Ironton | 173 | |
| Norwood | 126 |
ZIP codes in Charlevoix County
10 ZIP codes reach into Charlevoix County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49712 also Antrim County
- 49713 also Emmet and Antrim counties
- 49720 also Antrim County
- 49727 also Antrim County
- 49729 also Antrim County
- 49730 also Antrim and Otsego counties
- 49770 also Emmet and Cheboygan counties
- 49782
- 49795 also Otsego and Cheboygan counties
- 49796
Population of Charlevoix County, 2020–2025
Charlevoix County shrank by 20 people (−0.1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 748 more deaths than births and a net gain of 735 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 26,042 |
| 2021 | 26,201 |
| 2022 | 26,121 |
| 2023 | 26,096 |
| 2024 | 26,123 |
| 2025 | 26,036 |
Neighboring counties
- Emmet County east · 33,775 people
- Antrim County southeast · 24,698 people
- Leelanau County southwest · 22,982 people
- Mackinac County north · 11,236 people
- Schoolcraft County northwest · 8,187 people
- Otsego County southeast · 26,080 people
- Cheboygan County east · 25,793 people
Printable Charlevoix 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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