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Local SEO for every city in Ottawa County
Your Google profile, your service area and a page for each city you want work from, set up so Ottawa County searches have something to match. Serving Allendale and Grand Haven.
Cities and ZIP codes in Ottawa County
| City | Residents | ZIP codes |
|---|---|---|
| Allendale | 26,679 | 49401 |
| Grand Haven | 10,996 | 49417, 49456 |
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files, and American Community Survey 5-year estimates.
What Ottawa County's cities mean for being found
Ottawa County's 2 cities of 5,000 or more people are linked to 3 ZIP codes.
Nationally, 46% of consumers always or often add "near me" to local searches (BrightLocal, 2025).
Area pages built from census data are included in Growth, like this page. Each counts toward your page budget, and pages past it are quoted in your bid.
Source: Census Bureau ZIP code relationship files.
What you get in Ottawa County
- Plans from
- $199/mo on a 2-year term
- Setup fee
- None
- Launch
- 3 to 6 weeks
Hosting, SSL and monthly maintenance are included, with up to 8 content pages on the lowest plan. Site design licensed. Domain and content owned by client.
Searches a city page can answer
Pages for the largest 2 cities in Ottawa County can match searches like these:
- Allendale: “[your service] Allendale”, “[your service] near Allendale, MI”, “[your service] 49401”
- Grand Haven: “[your service] Grand Haven”, “[your service] near Grand Haven, MI”, “[your service] 49417”
Growth's monthly post can aim at one of these searches each month, and city pages count toward your page budget.
About the Ottawa County market
Ottawa County has about 301,203 residents, with 2 cities of 5,000 or more people.
Median household income is about $91,000.
Utilities is the largest local industry by earnings.
- Population
- 301,203
- Metro area
- Grand Rapids metro
- ZIP codes served
- 3
- Highest-earning industry
- Utilities
Sources: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 5-year estimates; Census ZIP Code Tabulation Area relationship files (ZIP codes); Census metropolitan area definitions (metro area).
ZIP codes we serve in Ottawa County
49401, 49417, 49456
Cities, ZIP codes and service areas in Ottawa County
Can my business show up for searches in Grand Haven if I am based in Allendale?
Nobody can promise a map ranking in a city you are not based in, because Google says distance is one of the main things it weighs. What you can do is make it clear you work there: list Grand Haven as a service area on your Google profile and give it a page on your site. That helps with relevance, the part you control.
Do I need a page for every city in Ottawa County?
No. Ottawa County has 2 cities of 5,000+, and Growth includes up to 15 content pages, with area pages within your page budget, built from U.S. Census data. We start with the cities you want the most work from, and any pages past the budget are quoted in your bid.
Which ZIP codes in Ottawa County do you cover?
We work with businesses in every one. The 3 ZIP codes linked to the county's cities are 49401, 49417, 49456. Your service area can name the ones you want work from.
Should my Google Business Profile show my street address?
Only if customers come to you there. Google's guidelines ask service-area businesses that do not serve customers at their address to hide it and list the areas they serve instead (Google Business Profile Help). We set your profile up whichever way fits your business in Ottawa County.
Do you work with businesses in Ottawa County, MI?
Yes, Ottawa County is part of our Grand Rapids metro coverage. That covers every community in the county, from Allendale to the smaller communities around it.
Other counties in the Grand Rapids metro
| County |
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| Local SEO in Kent County, MI |
Pick your cities in Ottawa County
Tell us which cities in Ottawa County you want work from in the bid builder. Stand Up and Growth have fixed prices, so your bid is instant. Custom work is reviewed by Chris, who gets in touch to talk it through.