| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 4 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:35 PM |
| Population: | 35,185 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27005 |
| CBSA: | Detroit Lakes, MN |
| Land Area: | 1,471 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 151 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.9436, -95.7336 |
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35,185 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 1,471 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 33,825 to 35,185 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.0% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56554 (Lake Park, $94,792 median) and poorest ZIP 56591 (White Earth, $16,793) are 21.1 miles apart — a 5.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $172,500 in 56521 (Callaway) to $401,900 in 56511 (Audubon).
Density varies 63× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 56575 (Ponsford) to 252 in 56591 (White Earth).
Educational attainment ranges from 0.9% bachelor's+ in 56591 (White Earth) to 38.9% in 56554 (Lake Park) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #32 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #76 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,382 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (7,138 of 24,713 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 4 PO Box only, 0 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
Median household income spans 5.6× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56501 | Detroit Lakes | Standard | 18,004 | $70,037 | 226.9 | 8.2% |
| 56544 | Frazee | Standard | 5,726 | $72,885 | 220.1 | 8.5% |
| 56554 | Lake Park | Standard | 2,752 | $94,792 | 135.1 | 6.1% |
| 56511 | Audubon | Standard | 2,006 | $89,875 | 64.6 | 11.0% |
| 56589 | Waubun | Standard | 1,760 | $72,969 | 257.0 | -25.4% |
| 56569 | Ogema | Standard | 1,324 | $57,434 | 134.7 | -0.1% |
| 56570 | Osage | Standard | 1,173 | $61,042 | 109.1 | -5.6% |
| 56521 | Callaway | Standard | 692 | $68,750 | 66.8 | -17.7% |
| 56575 | Ponsford | Standard | 665 | $56,534 | 165.1 | -17.0% |
| 56578 | Rochert | Standard | 654 | $90,000 | 89.7 | -15.5% |
| 56591 | White Earth | PO Box | 429 | $16,793 | 1.7 | 160.0% |
| 56577 | Richwood | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 56502 | Detroit Lakes | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 56593 | Wolf Lake | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |