Iron

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Michigan

Iron is a sparsely populated county in Michigan with 6 ZIP codes, 11,760 people, and one of the lowest household incomes among US counties among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Iron, MI sits among US counties with one of the lowest household incomes among US counties, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

9th pct
household income vs 3,210 US counties
11,760
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$47,379
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Iron lands in the national county income distribution as one of the lowest household incomes among US counties on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 26071, 6 ZIPs, combined population 11,760). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Lower household-income footing across 6 ZIPs (combined population 11,760). Cost-of-living reads should start from the densest ZIP rather than the county mean - sparse codes can dominate land area while a small urban ZIP carries most residents.

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6

Total ZIPs

11,760

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Iron

Side-by-side: Compare 49935 vs 49920 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
49935 Iron River 6,096 5
49920 Crystal Falls 4,273 4
49915 Caspian 630 270
49927 Gaastra 483 11
49902 Alpha 145 178
49903 Amasa 133 0

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Iron?

Iron has a total population of 11,760 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Iron?

Iron includes 6 ZIP codes: 49935, 49920, 49915, 49927, 49902, 49903.

Iron's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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