| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 66,423 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27027 |
| CBSA: | Fargo, ND-MN |
| Land Area: | 1,130 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.8825, -96.5747 |
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66,423 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 1,130 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 60,482 to 64,610 from 2014 to 2024 — a +6.8% change. 7 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56580 (Sabin, $107,813 median) and poorest ZIP 56552 (Hitterdal, $51,786) are 25.1 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $193,300 in 56552 (Hitterdal) to $341,500 in 56549 (Hawley).
Density varies 2363× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 56536 (Felton) to 13,019 in 56563 (Moorhead).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.8% bachelor's+ in 56552 (Hitterdal) to 41.6% in 56560 (Moorhead) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #16 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #19 for median household income with the #11 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,989 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
39.1% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (16,001 of 40,879 reporting).
12 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56560 | Moorhead | Standard | 44,405 | $75,406 | 153.9 | 6.4% |
| 56549 | Hawley | Standard | 5,028 | $105,968 | 212.3 | 16.7% |
| 56529 | Dilworth | Standard | 4,713 | $90,694 | 3.5 | 14.8% |
| 56514 | Barnesville | Standard | 3,994 | $100,845 | 212.9 | 7.8% |
| 56547 | Glyndon | Standard | 2,762 | $102,500 | 154.1 | -5.0% |
| 56580 | Sabin | Standard | 1,305 | $107,813 | 65.0 | 2.4% |
| 56563 | Moorhead | Standard | 1,285 | — | 0.1 | — |
| 56585 | Ulen | Standard | 1,064 | $71,250 | 127.8 | -11.8% |
| 56562 | Moorhead | Standard | 528 | — | 0.1 | — |
| 56552 | Hitterdal | Standard | 527 | $51,786 | 48.6 | 33.4% |
| 56536 | Felton | Standard | 502 | $69,375 | 91.1 | 28.1% |
| 56546 | Georgetown | Standard | 210 | $78,750 | 58.9 | -33.3% |
| 56525 | Comstock | PO Box | 100 | $76,250 | 2.0 | -25.4% |
| 56561 | Moorhead | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |