| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 11,385 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27033 |
| Land Area: | 546 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 7 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.9784, -95.1792 |
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11,385 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 546 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 11,376 to 11,385 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost (and 1 held flat).
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56118 (Bingham Lake, $91,250 median) and poorest ZIP 56183 (Westbrook, $45,536) are 20.2 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $104,200 in 56174 (Storden) to $259,600 in 56118 (Bingham Lake).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 56118 (Bingham Lake) to 34 in 56101 (Windom).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.4% bachelor's+ in 56145 (Jeffers) to 26.3% in 56101 (Windom) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #62 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #68 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,044 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,814 of 7,569 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56101 | Windom | Standard | 6,157 | $77,083 | 179.8 | 5.8% |
| 56159 | Mountain Lake | Standard | 2,668 | $71,648 | 127.9 | -7.7% |
| 56183 | Westbrook | Standard | 1,241 | $45,536 | 96.0 | 0.3% |
| 56145 | Jeffers | Standard | 510 | $58,750 | 49.5 | -22.5% |
| 56118 | Bingham Lake | Standard | 457 | $91,250 | 54.7 | 8.8% |
| 56174 | Storden | Standard | 352 | $74,688 | 38.2 | 0.0% |