| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 5 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:35 PM |
| Population: | 47,421 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27007 |
| CBSA: | Bemidji, MN |
| Land Area: | 1,987 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 94 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.7442, -94.7953 |
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47,421 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 1,987 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 45,730 to 47,421 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.7% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56667 (Puposky, $87,292 median) and poorest ZIP 56671 (Red Lake, $48,625) are 10.3 miles apart — a 1.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 4.7× across this county — from $64,300 in 56671 (Red Lake) to $302,600 in 56683 (Tenstrike).
Density varies 28× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 56663 (Pennington) to 93 in 56671 (Red Lake).
Educational attainment ranges from 4.6% bachelor's+ in 56670 (Redby) to 37.1% in 56601 (Bemidji) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #21 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #83 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,609 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
31.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (9,462 of 29,715 reporting).
9 Standard delivery, 5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56601 | Bemidji | Standard | 34,784 | $72,262 | 420.1 | 3.9% |
| 56671 | Red Lake | PO Box | 2,961 | $48,625 | 32.0 | -9.7% |
| 56630 | Blackduck | Standard | 2,180 | $50,333 | 355.6 | 16.2% |
| 56678 | Solway | Standard | 1,730 | $73,194 | 127.8 | 48.5% |
| 56670 | Redby | PO Box | 1,477 | $57,132 | 84.3 | -15.3% |
| 56650 | Kelliher | Standard | 831 | $71,667 | 216.0 | 21.5% |
| 56647 | Hines | Standard | 822 | $78,625 | 85.0 | -2.0% |
| 56666 | Ponemah | PO Box | 816 | — | 72.2 | -6.3% |
| 56667 | Puposky | Standard | 770 | $87,292 | 130.0 | -1.2% |
| 56683 | Tenstrike | Standard | 677 | $79,659 | 59.6 | -4.8% |
| 56663 | Pennington | Standard | 282 | $50,278 | 84.5 | 39.6% |
| 56685 | Waskish | Standard | 91 | — | 320.1 | -22.2% |
| 56619 | Bemidji | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 56687 | Wilton | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |