Emmet County, Michigan
County seat: Petoskey · Population 33,775 (2025) · 468 sq mi
Emmet County is the 46th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 33,775 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Petoskey. It is part of the Northwest (Region 2) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 3 neighboring counties.
Emmet County facts
- County seat
- Petoskey
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 33,775 −1% since 2020
- Land area
- 468 sq mi 77th largest of 83
- Water area
- 415 sq mi
- Population density
- 72 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Named after
- Robert Emmet Irish nationalist and Republican, orator and rebel leader (1780-1803)
- Largest city
- Bear Creek 6,513
- Median household income
- $78,112
- Cities and towns
- 5 plus 9 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 11
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26047
Cities and towns in Emmet County
Emmet County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Emmet County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petoskey (county seat) | City | 5,772 | |
| Harbor Springs | City | 1,255 | |
| Pellston | Village | 791 | |
| Alanson | Village | 783 | |
| Mackinaw City | Village | 559 | Cheboygan County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Carp Lake | 380 | |
| Conway | 237 | |
| Brutus | 198 | |
| Bay Shore | 195 | Charlevoix County |
| Bay View | 164 | |
| Oden | 150 | |
| Levering | 73 | |
| Pon-she-wa-ing | 61 | |
| Cross Village | 47 |
ZIP codes in Emmet County
11 ZIP codes reach into Emmet County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49701 also Cheboygan County
- 49706 also Cheboygan County
- 49713 also Charlevoix and Antrim counties
- 49716 also Cheboygan County
- 49718 also Cheboygan County
- 49722
- 49740
- 49755 also Cheboygan County
- 49764
- 49769 also Cheboygan County
- 49770 also Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties
Population of Emmet County, 2020–2025
Emmet County shrank by 334 people (−1%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 884 more deaths than births and a net gain of 569 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 34,112 |
| 2021 | 34,301 |
| 2022 | 34,195 |
| 2023 | 34,028 |
| 2024 | 33,947 |
| 2025 | 33,775 |
Neighboring counties
- Charlevoix County west · 26,036 people
- Cheboygan County east · 25,793 people
- Mackinac County north · 11,236 people
Printable Emmet 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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