| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:35 PM |
| Population: | 5,199 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27011 |
| Land Area: | 655 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 37 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.4290, -96.4195 |
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5,199 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 655 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 5,430 to 5,199 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56227 (Correll, $97,604 median) and poorest ZIP 56278 (Ortonville, $63,203) are 7.4 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $118,100 in 56211 (Beardsley) to $206,300 in 56227 (Correll).
Density varies 6× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 56227 (Correll) to 19 in 56278 (Ortonville).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.0% bachelor's+ in 56240 (Graceville) to 28.7% in 56225 (Clinton) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #81 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #25 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,861 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.5% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (961 of 3,772 reporting).
6 Standard delivery, 1 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56278 | Ortonville | Standard | 2,698 | $63,203 | 142.1 | -3.1% |
| 56240 | Graceville | Standard | 796 | $76,500 | 141.6 | -17.4% |
| 56225 | Clinton | Standard | 734 | $95,978 | 122.6 | 4.1% |
| 56211 | Beardsley | Standard | 484 | $83,250 | 119.7 | 8.5% |
| 56276 | Odessa | Standard | 256 | $76,250 | 63.3 | -25.6% |
| 56227 | Correll | Standard | 215 | $97,604 | 65.5 | 22.2% |
| 56210 | Barry | PO Box | 16 | $83,750 | 0.2 | 45.5% |