Genesee County, Michigan
County seat: Flint · Population 401,093 (2025) · 637 sq mi
Genesee County is the 5th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 401,093 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Flint. It is part of the East (Region 6) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 16 cities and towns and the 6 neighboring counties.
Genesee County facts
- County seat
- Flint
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 401,093 −1.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 637 sq mi 33rd largest of 83
- Water area
- 13 sq mi
- Population density
- 630 per sq mi
- Established
- 1835
- Named after
- Genesee County county in New York, United States
- Largest city
- Flint 79,306
- Median household income
- $62,281
- Cities and towns
- 16 plus 3 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 34
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26049
Cities and towns in Genesee County
Genesee County has 16 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Genesee County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Flint (county seat) | City | 79,306 | |
| Burton | City | 29,313 | |
| Fenton | City | 11,749 | Livingston and Oakland counties |
| Flushing | City | 8,175 | |
| Grand Blanc | City | 7,880 | |
| Swartz Creek | City | 5,827 | |
| Davison | City | 5,039 | |
| Linden | City | 4,186 | |
| Mount Morris | City | 3,086 | |
| Clio | City | 2,478 | |
| Goodrich | Village | 2,003 | |
| Montrose | City | 1,700 | |
| Otisville | Village | 805 | |
| Gaines | Village | 369 | |
| Lennon | Village | 96 | Shiawassee County |
| Otter Lake | Village | 58 | Lapeer County |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Beecher | 8,412 | |
| Lake Fenton | 6,417 | |
| Argentine | 2,190 |
ZIP codes in Genesee County
34 ZIP codes reach into Genesee County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 48411
- 48415 also Saginaw and Tuscola counties
- 48418 also Shiawassee and Livingston counties
- 48420 also Tuscola and Saginaw counties
- 48421 also Lapeer County
- 48423 also Lapeer County
- 48429 also Shiawassee County
- 48430 also Livingston and Oakland counties
- 48433 also Shiawassee County
- 48436 also Shiawassee County
- 48437
- 48438 also Lapeer County
- 48439 also Oakland County
- 48442 also Oakland and Livingston counties
- 48449 also Shiawassee County
- 48451 also Livingston County
- 48457 also Saginaw County
- 48458
- 48460 also Shiawassee and Saginaw counties
- 48462 also Oakland and Lapeer counties
- 48463 also Lapeer County
- 48464 also Lapeer and Tuscola counties
- 48473
- 48502
- 48503
- 48504
- 48505
- 48506
- 48507
- 48509
- 48519
- 48529
- 48532
- 48746 also Tuscola County
Population of Genesee County, 2020–2025
Genesee County shrank by 5,114 people (−1.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 6,347 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,027 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 405,746 |
| 2021 | 404,694 |
| 2022 | 401,952 |
| 2023 | 401,351 |
| 2024 | 401,288 |
| 2025 | 401,093 |
Neighboring counties
- Shiawassee County west · 67,681 people
- Lapeer County east · 89,516 people
- Oakland County southeast · 1,288,337 people
- Saginaw County northwest · 187,688 people
- Livingston County south · 197,315 people
- Tuscola County northeast · 52,680 people
Printable Genesee 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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