Tuscola County, Michigan
County seat: Caro · Population 52,680 (2025) · 805 sq mi
Tuscola County is the 34th most populous of Michigan's 83 counties, with 52,680 people (2025 estimate). Its county seat is Caro. 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 6 neighboring counties.
Tuscola County facts
- County seat
- Caro
- Population (2025 estimate)
- 52,680 −1.2% since 2020
- Land area
- 805 sq mi 20th largest of 83
- Water area
- 109 sq mi
- Population density
- 65 per sq mi
- Established
- 1840
- Largest city
- Caro 4,258
- Median household income
- $63,811
- Cities and towns
- 11 plus 1 CDPs
- ZIP codes
- 21
- Time zone
- Eastern
- FIPS code
- 26157
Cities and towns in Tuscola County
Tuscola County has 11 incorporated cities, towns and villages. Populations count the people living inside Tuscola County; cities that cross a county line also list the other counties.
| Name | Type | Population 2025 | Also in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Caro (county seat) | City | 4,258 | |
| Vassar | City | 2,685 | |
| Cass City | Village | 2,487 | |
| Reese | Village | 1,251 | Saginaw County |
| Millington | Village | 1,003 | |
| Mayville | Village | 904 | |
| Fairgrove | Village | 525 | |
| Unionville | Village | 481 | |
| Kingston | Village | 393 | |
| Akron | Village | 368 | |
| Gagetown | Village | 319 |
Unincorporated communities (CDPs)
Census-designated places are communities without their own city government; the county provides their services.
| Community | Population | Also in |
|---|---|---|
| Fostoria | 1,050 |
ZIP codes in Tuscola County
21 ZIP codes reach into Tuscola County. ZIP codes ignore county lines, so some also cover a neighboring county.
- 48415 also Saginaw and Genesee counties
- 48420 also Genesee and Saginaw counties
- 48435 also Lapeer County
- 48453 also Sanilac and Lapeer counties
- 48464 also Lapeer and Genesee counties
- 48701
- 48723
- 48726 also Sanilac and Huron counties
- 48727 also Lapeer County
- 48729
- 48733
- 48734 also Saginaw County
- 48735 also Huron County
- 48741
- 48744 also Lapeer County
- 48746 also Genesee County
- 48757 also Saginaw and Bay counties
- 48759 also Huron County
- 48760 also Lapeer County
- 48767 also Huron County
- 48768
Population of Tuscola County, 2020–2025
Tuscola County shrank by 649 people (−1.2%) between April 2020 and July 2025: 1,097 more deaths than births and a net gain of 426 people from migration.
| Year (July 1) | Population |
|---|---|
| 2020 | 53,324 |
| 2021 | 53,065 |
| 2022 | 52,933 |
| 2023 | 52,880 |
| 2024 | 52,823 |
| 2025 | 52,680 |
Neighboring counties
- Huron County northeast · 30,530 people
- Sanilac County east · 40,083 people
- Bay County northwest · 102,123 people
- Lapeer County south · 89,516 people
- Saginaw County west · 187,688 people
- Genesee County southwest · 401,093 people
Printable Tuscola 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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