{"id":4634,"date":"2023-06-26T09:30:35","date_gmt":"2023-06-26T09:30:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4634"},"modified":"2026-08-20T23:24:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T23:24:29","slug":"antrim-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/antrim-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Antrim County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Antrim County is a county in Michigan, United States, on the northern end of the state’s Lower Peninsula between Grand Traverse Bay and the Chain of Lakes. It had a population of 23,431 at the 2020 census and covers 602 square miles (1,560 km2), of which 476 square miles are land and 126 square miles are water, centred near 45\u00b001\u2032N 85\u00b011\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Bellaire is the county seat and its postal code is 49615. The county has 5 incorporated villages, 1 census-designated place, and more than a dozen smaller unincorporated communities spread across 15 civil townships. Antrim County is in the Eastern time zone and carries FIPS code 26009.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Antrim County<\/h2>\n

Antrim County has no incorporated cities \u2014 its largest places are villages, alongside one census-designated place (Lakes of the North, a private lake-and-golf development) and a scatter of smaller unincorporated crossroads and lakeside communities. The table below carries the names most consistently referenced for the county; population and ZIP figures are shown only where they could be verified.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Bellaire<\/td>\nVillage · seat<\/td>\nKearney<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49615<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mancelona<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMancelona<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49659<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Lake<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nCentral Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49622<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elk Rapids<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nElk Rapids<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49629<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellsworth<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nForest Home<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49729<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alden<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nHelena<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49612<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lakes of the North<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nWarner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kewadin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMilton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49648<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eastport<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nMilton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49627<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alba<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCuster<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49611<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Atwood<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEcho<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chestonia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nChestonia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clam River<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nStar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Creswell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCuster<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Finkton<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nJordan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torch Lake (community)<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nTorch Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Arms<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nTorch Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pleasant Valley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBanks<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetzel<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nWarner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antrim (community)<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHelena<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

“Green River,” listed on older directories of the area, could not be independently confirmed against any current gazetteer or postal source and has been dropped from this list. Township assignments above reflect the community each place sits closest to; several of the smaller crossroads (Chestonia, Clam River, Creswell, Finkton, North Arms, Pleasant Valley, Wetzel) are informal locales rather than platted settlements, and none carries its own ZIP code.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Antrim County is divided into 15 civil townships. Individual 2020 township population figures were not independently verified for this profile and are omitted rather than estimated; townships are listed alphabetically.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Banks<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPleasant Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Central Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCentral Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chestonia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nChestonia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Custer<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAlba, Creswell<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Echo<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAtwood<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elk Rapids<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElk Rapids<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest Home<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEllsworth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helena<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nAlden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jordan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFinkton<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kearney<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBellaire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mancelona<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMancelona<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKewadin, Eastport<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Star<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nClam River<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Torch Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nTorch Lake (community), North Arms<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Warner<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLakes of the North, Wetzel<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n