Otsego County, Michigan
County seat: Gaylord · Population 26,080 (2025) · 515 sq mi
Otsego County is the 52nd most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 26,080 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Gaylord. It is part of the Northeast (Region 3) region, one of the 10 Michigan prosperity regions. The map shows its 2 cities and towns and the 7 neighboring counties.
Otsego County facts
- County seat
- Gaylord
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 26,080 +3.9% since 2020
- Land area
- 515 sq mi 68th largest of 83
- Water area
- 11 sq mi
- Population density
- 51 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Named after
- Otsego County county in New York, United States
- Largest city
- Bagley 6,104
- Median household income
- $68,183
- Cities and towns
- 2
- ZIP codes
- 7
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26137
Cities and towns in Otsego County
Otsego County has 2 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Otsego County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gaylord (county seat) | City | 4,444 | |
| Vanderbilt | Village | 530 |
ZIP codes in Otsego County
7 ZIP codes reach into Otsego County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 49730 also Antrim and Charlevoix counties
- 49733 also Crawford County
- 49735
- 49738 also Crawford and Kalkaska counties
- 49751 also Montmorency County
- 49756 also Oscoda, Montmorency and Crawford counties
- 49795 also Charlevoix and Cheboygan counties
Population of Otsego County, 2020–2025
Otsego County grew by 989 people (+3.9%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 437 more deaths than births and a net gain of 1,418 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 25,137 |
| 2021 | 25,342 |
| 2022 | 25,582 |
| 2023 | 25,811 |
| 2024 | 26,117 |
| 2025 | 26,080 |
Neighboring counties
- Montmorency County east · 9,842 people
- Crawford County south · 13,722 people
- Antrim County west · 24,698 people
- Cheboygan County north · 25,793 people
- Charlevoix County northwest · 26,036 people
- Kalkaska County southwest · 18,693 people
- Oscoda County southeast · 8,723 people
Printable Otsego 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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