{"id":4754,"date":"2023-06-28T18:28:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-28T18:28:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4754"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:43","slug":"leelanau-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/leelanau-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Leelanau County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Leelanau County is a county in Michigan, United States, occupying the Leelanau Peninsula between Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay. It had a population of 22,301 at the 2020 census and covers 2,532 square miles (6,560 km2) centred near 45°08′N 86°02′W — of which only 347 square miles (900 km2) is land, the rest open water of Lake Michigan and Grand Traverse Bay.<\/p>\n

Suttons Bay Township has been the county seat since 2008 (Leland held the seat before then), and its postal code is 49682. The county has 3 incorporated villages, 7 census-designated places, and 10 civil townships. It sits in the Eastern time zone and shares the 231 area code with the rest of northwestern Lower Michigan.<\/p>\n

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

Leelanau County has no incorporated cities — its population centers are three villages plus a set of unincorporated communities and census-designated places spread across the peninsula’s ten townships. The table below lists every recognized settlement carried over from the county’s community list, with type and home township noted; population figures are given where the Census Bureau publishes a distinct 2020 count, and — marks places counted only within their township total.<\/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
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Suttons Bay<\/td>\nVillage · seat<\/td>\nSuttons Bay<\/td>\n580<\/td>\n49682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Northport<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLeelanau<\/td>\n460<\/td>\n49670<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Empire<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nEmpire<\/td>\n346<\/td>\n49630<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greilickville<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nElmwood<\/td>\n1,151<\/td>\n49682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Leelanau<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nLeland \/ Solon<\/td>\n665<\/td>\n49653<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cedar<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nSolon<\/td>\n240<\/td>\n49621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maple City<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nKasson<\/td>\n230<\/td>\n49664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leland<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nLeland<\/td>\n270<\/td>\n49654<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen Arbor<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nGlen Arbor<\/td>\n822<\/td>\n49636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Omena<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nLeelanau<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49674<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen Haven<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGlen Arbor<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peshawbestown<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSuttons Bay<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bingham<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBingham<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burdickville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGlen Arbor<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cherry Bend<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nElmwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49682<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solon<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSolon<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49621<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Isadore<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCenterville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49664<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Manitou<\/td>\nUnincorp. (island)<\/td>\nGlen Arbor<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49636<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Two of the peninsula’s oldest crossroads, Isadore and Solon, both grew up around a single country church rather than a platted town center, so neither carries its own ZIP — mail for both routes through the nearest post office town listed above. North Manitou Island, part of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore, has no year-round residents and is reached only by ferry from Leland.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\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
Suttons Bay Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSuttons Bay (seat), Peshawbestown, Bingham<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmwood Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGreilickville, Cherry Bend<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leelanau Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNorthport, Omena<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leland Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLeland, part of Lake Leelanau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Solon Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCedar, Solon, part of Lake Leelanau<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glen Arbor Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGlen Arbor, Glen Haven, Burdickville, North Manitou Island<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Empire Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEmpire<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kasson Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMaple City<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centerville Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nIsadore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bingham Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRural, borders Suttons Bay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The Census Bureau does not publish a separate population figure for each Leelanau township in its standard county subdivision release, so this table is ordered by geography rather than size; township-level counts are omitted here rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n