| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:36 PM |
| Population: | 6,438 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27051 |
| Land Area: | 658 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 30 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.9256, -96.0096 |
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6,438 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 658 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,315 to 6,438 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.9% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56274 (Norcross, $118,889 median) and poorest ZIP 56339 (Hoffman, $60,893) are 20.7 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $133,300 in 56590 (Wendell) to $289,900 in 56309 (Ashby).
Density varies 10× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 56274 (Norcross) to 20 in 56309 (Ashby).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.4% bachelor's+ in 56311 (Barrett) to 49.5% in 56274 (Norcross) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #76 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #31 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $76,191 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (962 of 4,578 reporting).
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56531 | Elbow Lake | Standard | 2,063 | $74,583 | 167.5 | 4.9% |
| 56309 | Ashby | Standard | 1,296 | $84,750 | 65.0 | 7.3% |
| 56339 | Hoffman | Standard | 1,115 | $60,893 | 64.4 | -3.1% |
| 56248 | Herman | Standard | 761 | $83,000 | 125.8 | -5.0% |
| 56311 | Barrett | Standard | 666 | $74,583 | 72.4 | -6.5% |
| 56590 | Wendell | Standard | 367 | $70,500 | 76.8 | 7.6% |
| 56274 | Norcross | Standard | 170 | $118,889 | 86.6 | 25.0% |