Newaygo County, Michigan
County seat: White Cloud · Population 51,622 (2025) · 839 sq mi
Newaygo County is the 36th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 51,622 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is White Cloud. It is part of the West (Region 4) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 5 cities and towns and the 8 neighboring counties.
Newaygo County facts
- County seat
- White Cloud
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 51,622 +3.3% since 2020
- Land area
- 839 sq mi 17th largest of 83
- Water area
- 23 sq mi
- Population density
- 62 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Largest city
- Fremont 4,599
- Median household income
- $63,304
- Cities and towns
- 5
- ZIP codes
- 21
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26123
Cities and towns in Newaygo County
Newaygo County has 5 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Newaygo County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fremont | City | 4,599 | |
| Newaygo | City | 2,547 | |
| White Cloud (county seat) | City | 1,548 | |
| Grant | City | 982 | |
| Hesperia | Village | 372 | Oceana County |
ZIP codes in Newaygo County
21 ZIP codes reach into Newaygo County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49303 also Muskegon County
- 49307 also Mecosta County
- 49309 also Lake County
- 49312
- 49327 also Muskegon and Kent counties
- 49329 also Montcalm County
- 49330 also Kent, Ottawa and Muskegon counties
- 49336 also Mecosta and Montcalm counties
- 49337 also Montcalm and Mecosta counties
- 49338 also Mecosta and Osceola counties
- 49339 also Montcalm County
- 49343 also Kent and Montcalm counties
- 49346 also Mecosta County
- 49349
- 49412 also Oceana and Muskegon counties
- 49421 also Oceana County
- 49425 also Muskegon and Oceana counties
- 49451 also Muskegon and Ottawa counties
- 49457 also Muskegon County
- 49459 also Oceana County
- 49677 also Osceola and Lake counties
Population of Newaygo County, 2020–2025
Newaygo County grew by 1,657 people (+3.3%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 524 more deaths than births and a net gain of 2,184 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 50,091 |
| 2021 | 50,402 |
| 2022 | 50,752 |
| 2023 | 51,124 |
| 2024 | 51,387 |
| 2025 | 51,622 |
Neighboring counties
- Muskegon County west · 177,901 people
- Oceana County west · 27,177 people
- Mecosta County east · 42,320 people
- Lake County north · 13,182 people
- Montcalm County southeast · 69,406 people
- Kent County south · 675,232 people
- Mason County northwest · 29,040 people
- Osceola County northeast · 23,516 people
Printable Newaygo 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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