| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:35 PM |
| Population: | 15,639 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27001 |
| Land Area: | 1,665 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 166 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.6524, -93.3949 |
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15,639 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 1,665 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,654 to 15,639 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.1% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56431 (Aitkin, $67,828 median) and poorest ZIP 56350 (Mc Grath, $41,667) are 24.4 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $169,400 in 56350 (Mc Grath) to $295,400 in 56431 (Aitkin).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 56350 (Mc Grath) to 17 in 56431 (Aitkin).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.4% bachelor's+ in 56350 (Mc Grath) to 28.8% in 55787 (Tamarack) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #53 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #92 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $64,084 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,653 of 12,282 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 0 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
A frontier county — vast land area with only a few residents per square mile. Daily life looks very different here than in the country's denser counties.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56431 | Aitkin | Standard | 9,312 | $67,828 | 559.1 | -0.2% |
| 55760 | Mcgregor | Standard | 2,894 | $59,474 | 316.6 | -4.5% |
| 55748 | Hill City | Standard | 1,374 | $53,810 | 121.3 | -1.5% |
| 56469 | Palisade | Standard | 967 | $66,042 | 299.8 | 2.8% |
| 55787 | Tamarack | Standard | 621 | $66,111 | 143.3 | 44.8% |
| 56350 | Mc Grath | Standard | 471 | $41,667 | 225.5 | -11.3% |