Huron County, Michigan
County seat: Bad Axe · Population 30,530 (2025) · 836 sq mi
Huron County is the 48th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 30,530 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Bad Axe. It is part of the East (Region 6) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 11 cities and towns and the 5 neighboring counties.
Huron County facts
- County seat
- Bad Axe
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 30,530 −2.8% since 2020
- Land area
- 836 sq mi 18th largest of 83
- Water area
- 1,301 sq mi
- Population density
- 37 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Named after
- Lake Huron one of the Great Lakes of North America
- Largest city
- Bad Axe 2,943
- Median household income
- $58,870
- Cities and towns
- 11 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 18
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26063
Cities and towns in Huron County
Huron County has 11 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Huron County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bad Axe (county seat) | City | 2,943 | |
| Sebewaing | Village | 1,678 | |
| Harbor Beach | City | 1,556 | |
| Pigeon | Village | 1,180 | |
| Ubly | Village | 824 | |
| Elkton | Village | 776 | |
| Port Austin | Village | 649 | |
| Caseville | City | 637 | |
| Kinde | Village | 428 | |
| Port Hope | Village | 272 | |
| Owendale | Village | 255 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Bay Port | 474 |
ZIP codes in Huron County
18 ZIP codes reach into Huron County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 48413
- 48432
- 48441 also Sanilac County
- 48445
- 48456 also Sanilac County
- 48467
- 48468
- 48470 also Sanilac County
- 48475 also Sanilac County
- 48720
- 48725
- 48726 also Tuscola and Sanilac counties
- 48731
- 48735 also Tuscola County
- 48754
- 48755
- 48759 also Tuscola County
- 48767 also Tuscola County
Population of Huron County, 2020–2025
Huron County shrank by 881 people (−2.8%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,176 more deaths than births and a net gain of 308 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 31,378 |
| 2021 | 31,332 |
| 2022 | 31,153 |
| 2023 | 30,944 |
| 2024 | 30,741 |
| 2025 | 30,530 |
Neighboring counties
- Sanilac County south · 40,083 people
- Iosco County northwest · 25,266 people
- Tuscola County southwest · 52,680 people
- Arenac County west · 15,068 people
- Bay County west · 102,123 people
Printable Huron 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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