Luce County, Michigan
County seat: Newberry · Population 6,339 (2025) · 899 sq mi
Luce County is the 81st most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 6,339 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Newberry. It is part of the Upper Peninsula (Region 1) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 1 city or town and the 4 neighboring counties.
Luce County facts
- County seat
- Newberry
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 6,339 −1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 899 sq mi 13th largest of 83
- Water area
- 1,013 sq mi
- Population density
- 7 per sq mi
- Established
- 1887
- Named after
- Cyrus G. Luce American politician (1824-1905)
- Largest city
- Pentland 2,693
- Median household income
- $54,893
- Cities and towns
- 1
- ZIP codes
- 3
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26095
Cities and towns in Luce County
Luce County has 1 incorporated place. Populations count the people living inside Luce County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Newberry (county seat) | Village | 1,397 |
ZIP codes in Luce County
3 ZIP codes reach into Luce County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49748 also Chippewa County
- 49853 also Mackinac County
- 49868
Population of Luce County, 2020–2025
Luce County shrank by 74 people (−1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 201 more deaths than births and a net gain of 127 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 6,411 |
| 2021 | 5,982 |
| 2022 | 6,257 |
| 2023 | 6,401 |
| 2024 | 6,368 |
| 2025 | 6,339 |
Neighboring counties
- Alger County west · 8,641 people
- Chippewa County east · 36,081 people
- Mackinac County southeast · 11,236 people
- Schoolcraft County southwest · 8,187 people
Printable Luce 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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