{"id":4721,"date":"2023-06-27T18:38:28","date_gmt":"2023-06-27T18:38:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4721"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:33","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:33","slug":"ionia-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/ionia-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Ionia County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Ionia County is a county in Michigan, United States, part of the Grand Rapids-Kentwood metropolitan area. It had a population of 66,804 at the 2020 census and covers 571 square miles (1,480 km2) of land plus 8.7 square miles (23 km2) of water, centred near 42\u00b056\u2032N 85\u00b004\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Ionia is the county seat and its postal code is 48846. The county has 3 cities, 7 villages, 1 census-designated place and 16 civil townships. Ionia County is in the Eastern time zone; its FIPS code is 26067.<\/p>\n

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

Ionia County’s population centers split between three incorporated cities, seven villages and a scatter of unincorporated crossroads communities. Belding and Ionia are the only places over 5,000 residents; most villages and unincorporated communities serve a single township. In the table, “Unincorp.” marks a place with no municipal government of its own.<\/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\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Ionia<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nIonia<\/td>\n11,375<\/td>\n48846<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Belding<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nOtisco\/Keene<\/td>\n5,757<\/td>\n48809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n3,916<\/td>\n48875<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Odessa<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOdessa<\/td>\n2,090<\/td>\n48849<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Saranac<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBoston<\/td>\n1,341<\/td>\n48881<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pewamo<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nDanby<\/td>\n537<\/td>\n48873<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Muir<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLyons<\/td>\n630<\/td>\n48860<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clarksville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nOrange<\/td>\n359<\/td>\n48815<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hubbardston<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nNorth Plains<\/td>\n377<\/td>\n48845<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lyons<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLyons<\/td>\n762<\/td>\n48851<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Palo<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nNorth Plains<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48870<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berlin Center<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBerlin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48809<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campbell Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCampbell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cooks Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSebewa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmdale<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nKeene<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frost Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nDanby<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orleans<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOrleans<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48865<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBoston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sebewa Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSebewa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shiloh<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nRonald<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Smyrna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOtisco<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n48887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Ionia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nIonia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Tremaine Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nOdessa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
West Sebewa<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSebewa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woods Corners<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEaston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Several manufactured-home communities from the old listing (Canterbury Estates, Parkview Estates, Pine Haven Estates, Sherwood Forest, Sunset Ridge, Sunset View, Wellington Estates, Woodcreek Village Estates) are private residential parks rather than named places and are omitted here; the duplicate “Palo” entry in the old list is merged into one row.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\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
Ionia<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSouth Ionia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otisco<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSmyrna, part of Belding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Keene<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElmdale, part of Belding<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portland<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPortland<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Odessa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLake Odessa, Tremaine Corners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Boston<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSaranac, Prairie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Danby<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPewamo, Frost Corners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lyons<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLyons village, Muir<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Plains<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPalo, Hubbardston<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orange<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nClarksville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Orleans<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nOrleans<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Berlin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBerlin Center<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Campbell<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCampbell Corners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sebewa<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSebewa Corners, Cooks Corners, West Sebewa<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ronald<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nShiloh<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easton<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWoods Corners<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Wikipedia’s county article does not break out 2020 township-level populations, so those cells are left blank rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n