| ZIP Codes: | 11 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 40,720 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27041 |
| CBSA: | Alexandria, MN |
| Land Area: | 833 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 94 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.9241, -95.4300 |
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40,720 residents live across 11 ZIPs covering 833 sq mi, served by 11 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,872 to 40,720 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.5% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56355 (Nelson, $97,500 median) and poorest ZIP 56343 (Kensington, $64,659) are 23.3 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $244,300 in 56326 (Evansville) to $403,700 in 56354 (Miltona).
Density varies 14× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 56343 (Kensington) to 135 in 56308 (Alexandria).
Educational attainment ranges from 17.7% bachelor's+ in 56343 (Kensington) to 34.0% in 56308 (Alexandria) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #24 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #21 for median household income with the #18 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $79,473 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
29.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (8,680 of 29,239 reporting).
10 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.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56308 | Alexandria | Standard | 27,008 | $78,177 | 200.5 | 11.6% |
| 56360 | Osakis | Standard | 3,721 | $69,013 | 146.0 | -9.7% |
| 56315 | Brandon | Standard | 1,803 | $89,514 | 74.6 | 4.8% |
| 56326 | Evansville | Standard | 1,716 | $85,625 | 108.9 | 7.3% |
| 56332 | Garfield | Standard | 1,627 | $87,917 | 54.6 | 29.6% |
| 56354 | Miltona | Standard | 1,337 | $88,693 | 48.8 | 0.5% |
| 56319 | Carlos | Standard | 1,283 | $89,712 | 40.4 | -14.9% |
| 56343 | Kensington | Standard | 759 | $64,659 | 77.4 | -14.2% |
| 56355 | Nelson | Standard | 737 | $97,500 | 26.4 | 52.6% |
| 56327 | Farwell | Standard | 729 | $85,000 | 55.7 | -4.3% |
| 56341 | Holmes City | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |