| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 11,286 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27023 |
| Land Area: | 556 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 8 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.0286, -95.6574 |
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11,286 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 556 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,577 to 11,286 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.5% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56260 (Maynard, $75,750 median) and poorest ZIP 56295 (Watson, $44,167) are 18.1 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $86,100 in 56295 (Watson) to $183,300 in 56260 (Maynard).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 56295 (Watson) to 26 in 56265 (Montevideo).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.1% bachelor's+ in 56260 (Maynard) to 21.2% in 56295 (Watson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #63 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #80 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $73,169 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,519 of 7,657 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.