{"id":4811,"date":"2023-06-29T16:32:58","date_gmt":"2023-06-29T16:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4811"},"modified":"2026-08-22T12:02:10","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T12:02:10","slug":"oceana-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/oceana-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Oceana County, Michigan"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oceana County is a county in Michigan, United States, on the Lake Michigan shoreline in the western part of the Lower Peninsula. It had a population of 26,659 at the 2020 census and covers 1,306 square miles (3,380 km2) — more than three-fifths of that is open water — centred near 43°40′N 86°32′W.<\/p>\n

Hart is the county seat, and its postal code is 49420. The county has 1 city, 6 villages, several unincorporated communities and 16 civil townships, and sits in the Eastern time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Oceana County’s settled places range from the county seat of Hart down to small lakeshore communities. The table below lists the incorporated city and villages plus notable unincorporated places carried forward from county records; population figures marked — are not separately tabulated by the Census Bureau. CDP = Census-Designated Place; Unincorp. = unincorporated community.<\/p>\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
Hart<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nHart Township<\/td>\n2,022<\/td>\n49420<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hesperia<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nLeavitt \/ Newfield<\/td>\n907<\/td>\n49421<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Shelby<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nShelby Township<\/td>\n2,047<\/td>\n49455<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pentwater<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPentwater Township<\/td>\n852<\/td>\n49449<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rothbury<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nGreenwood Township<\/td>\n424<\/td>\n49452<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
New Era<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nClaybanks Township<\/td>\n178<\/td>\n49446<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walkerville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nColfax Township<\/td>\n247<\/td>\n49459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mears<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\nWeare Township<\/td>\n1,285<\/td>\n49436<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colfax<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nColfax Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n49459<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Valley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCrystal Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elbridge<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nElbridge Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ferry<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nFerry Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stony Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nClaybanks Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nGolden Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Hesperia straddles the Oceana–Newaygo county line, with most of the built-up village on the Oceana side. A few names carried on old lists — “Lakewood MH Park” and “Pines MH Park” (mobile-home parks, not distinct places) and a duplicate “Mears” entry — are omitted here; see notes.<\/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
Shelby Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nShelby<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hart Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weare Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMears<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leavitt Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHesperia (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newfield Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHesperia (part)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pentwater Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPentwater<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Greenwood Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nRothbury<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Colfax Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nColfax, Walkerville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Claybanks Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nNew Era, Stony Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Golden Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSilver Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crystal Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCrystal Valley<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elbridge Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElbridge<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ferry Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFerry<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Benona Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grant Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Otto Township<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

The Census Bureau does not publish individual 2020 population counts for Oceana County’s 16 civil townships in the sources checked for this profile, so the figures above are omitted rather than estimated.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n