ZIP codes in Bay County
19 ZIPs touch Bay County, Michigan. The blue dashed line is the county border; orange ZIPs reach into it.
19
ZIP codes
11
cross the county line
172,173
people in these ZIPs
83
counties in MI
Most people
Bay County ZIP list
More counties in Michigan
- Allegan County28
- Alpena County8
- Antrim County17
- Arenac County10
- Baraga County7
- Barry County16
- Benzie County11
- Berrien County26
- Branch County13
- Calhoun County25
- Cass County14
- Charlevoix County11
Questions people actually ask
How many ZIP codes are in Bay County, Michigan?
19 ZIP codes reach into Bay County, including 2 PO Box or single-address ZIPs placed by the town they serve. 11 of them are only partly in the county and also cover a neighboring county.
Which ZIP code in Bay County has the most people?
48706 (Bay City) has about 38,974 residents, the most of any ZIP touching Bay County, in the Census Bureau’s ACS 2020–2024 estimates.
Can a ZIP code be in Bay County and another county?
Yes. ZIP codes follow mail routes, not county lines. Rows marked with a percentage show how much of that ZIP’s land is in Bay County. For one address, pin the exact spot on the ZIP finder to see its county.
Where does this list come from?
ZIP areas and their county overlaps come from the Census Bureau’s 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Area to county relationship file. PO Box ZIPs have no area, so each is placed in the county of the ZIP area nearest the town it serves.
Keep exploring
Updated 2026-11-10 · Where the data comes from