| ZIP Codes: | 87 ZIP Codes (66 Standard, 12 PO Box, 9 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 612 / 651 / 763 / 952 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:55 PM |
| Population: | 1,274,032 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27053 |
| CBSA: | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
| Land Area: | 600 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 54 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.9778, -93.3790 |
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1,274,032 residents live across 87 ZIPs covering 600 sq mi, served by 22 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 1,187,207 to 1,274,032 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.3% change. 48 ZIPs gained residents, 18 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55424 (Minneapolis, $250,001 median) and poorest ZIP 55454 (Minneapolis, $23,100) are 6.5 miles apart — a 10.8× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 5.3× across this county — from $186,600 in 55454 (Minneapolis) to $992,600 in 55424 (Minneapolis).
Density varies 110× across the county — from 148 people/sq mi in 55359 (Maple Plain) to 16,234 in 55404 (Minneapolis).
Most of the decade's growth concentrated around Minneapolis — top growth ZIPs averaged +109.7% over the past ten years ( 55455 , 55415 and 55327 ).
Educational attainment ranges from 22.9% bachelor's+ in 55454 (Minneapolis) to 85.6% in 55424 (Minneapolis) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #1 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #4 for median household income with the #19 fastest decade growth .
On the national stage, Hennepin County is the #34 most populous US county .
Hosts 4 single-entity Unique ZIPs: 55467Wells Fargo Home Mortgage ; 55479Wells Fargo Bank ; 55487Hennepin County Govt Ctr ; and 55488Minneapolis Tribune .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $105,541 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
54.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (482,753 of 890,771 reporting). The most-educated ZIPs cluster around Minneapolis.
66 Standard delivery, 12 PO Box only, 9 single-entity Unique ZIPs serve this county.
25 ZIPs in this county where more than 60% of adults 25+ hold a bachelor's degree — typically college campuses, research enclaves, or tech corridors.
9 ZIP codes in this county serve a single facility — typically theme parks, universities, large corporations, airports, or government complexes.
Median household income spans 10.8× between the wealthiest and poorest ZIPs — a sign of significant intra-county inequality.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55369 | Osseo | Standard | 39,290 | $112,144 | 25.3 | 16.2% |
| 55311 | Maple Grove | Standard | 38,472 | $153,568 | 17.2 | 11.7% |
| 55407 | Minneapolis | Standard | 37,667 | $78,464 | 3.7 | -2.4% |
| 55423 | Minneapolis | Standard | 36,724 | $85,182 | 7.2 | 1.7% |
| 55406 | Minneapolis | Standard | 36,581 | $93,910 | 5.8 | 10.9% |
| 55416 | Minneapolis | Standard | 35,015 | $105,958 | 7.7 | 15.0% |
| 55414 | Minneapolis | Standard | 35,007 | $51,966 | 3.3 | 21.9% |
| 55443 | Minneapolis | Standard | 33,660 | $95,082 | 9.3 | 2.7% |
| 55428 | Minneapolis | Standard | 32,499 | $74,860 | 8.2 | 9.7% |
| 55408 | Minneapolis | Standard | 31,507 | $70,326 | 3.3 | 2.0% |
| 55418 | Minneapolis | Standard | 31,505 | $99,397 | 7.1 | 3.1% |
| 55347 | Eden Prairie | Standard | 30,429 | $155,430 | 17.8 | 0.9% |
| 55419 | Minneapolis | Standard | 29,738 | $148,350 | 4.3 | 12.6% |
| 55404 | Minneapolis | Standard | 28,920 | $41,940 | 1.8 | -0.3% |
| 55422 | Minneapolis | Standard | 28,452 | $93,914 | 8.8 | -0.5% |
| 55446 | Minneapolis | Standard | 28,247 | $170,625 | 10.2 | 33.2% |
| 55411 | Minneapolis | Standard | 27,741 | $60,225 | 4.2 | -5.3% |
| 55343 | Hopkins | Standard | 27,102 | $83,143 | 8.0 | 7.3% |
| 55429 | Minneapolis | Standard | 27,024 | $72,253 | 6.2 | -0.4% |
| 55426 | Minneapolis | Standard | 25,251 | $99,347 | 7.0 | -1.0% |
| 55417 | Minneapolis | Standard | 25,102 | $126,261 | 4.7 | -2.7% |
| 55427 | Minneapolis | Standard | 24,764 | $92,821 | 7.3 | 8.1% |
| 55412 | Minneapolis | Standard | 24,460 | $68,682 | 3.4 | 14.9% |
| 55420 | Minneapolis | Standard | 24,451 | $82,170 | 6.8 | 7.3% |
| 55316 | Champlin | Standard | 23,294 | $116,102 | 8.4 | -1.3% |
| 55430 | Minneapolis | Standard | 22,749 | $75,716 | 6.6 | -0.6% |
| 55305 | Hopkins | Standard | 21,068 | $104,914 | 9.5 | 13.2% |
| 55447 | Minneapolis | Standard | 20,931 | $133,555 | 9.5 | -0.9% |
| 55345 | Minnetonka | Standard | 20,789 | $145,332 | 11.6 | -5.3% |
| 55410 | Minneapolis | Standard | 20,422 | $146,425 | 3.6 | 3.2% |
| 55331 | Excelsior | Standard | 19,805 | $159,450 | 25.0 | 16.1% |
| 55437 | Minneapolis | Standard | 18,881 | $95,718 | 7.2 | 6.2% |
| 55431 | Minneapolis | Standard | 18,664 | $101,484 | 8.1 | 1.1% |
| 55346 | Eden Prairie | Standard | 18,588 | $135,000 | 7.0 | 13.0% |
| 55441 | Minneapolis | Standard | 17,944 | $101,981 | 10.1 | -0.1% |
| 55403 | Minneapolis | Standard | 17,601 | $60,873 | 1.4 | 17.4% |
| 55405 | Minneapolis | Standard | 17,198 | $73,053 | 2.9 | 8.0% |
| 55374 | Rogers | Standard | 16,661 | $144,714 | 36.1 | 19.6% |
| 55444 | Minneapolis | Standard | 16,559 | $117,198 | 4.7 | 6.4% |
| 55438 | Minneapolis | Standard | 15,701 | $106,432 | 9.0 | -6.2% |
| 55391 | Wayzata | Standard | 15,502 | $174,301 | 25.8 | 1.3% |
| 55413 | Minneapolis | Standard | 14,655 | $85,282 | 3.3 | 14.0% |
| 55436 | Minneapolis | Standard | 14,462 | $144,129 | 4.9 | 17.7% |
| 55435 | Minneapolis | Standard | 14,192 | $79,884 | 3.1 | 12.3% |
| 55364 | Mound | Standard | 14,097 | $108,725 | 21.7 | -4.3% |
| 55344 | Eden Prairie | Standard | 14,034 | $89,565 | 9.4 | -9.8% |
| 55445 | Minneapolis | Standard | 13,546 | $104,150 | 7.7 | 28.7% |
| 55442 | Minneapolis | Standard | 12,694 | $123,859 | 5.8 | -1.5% |
| 55401 | Minneapolis | Standard | 11,816 | $113,522 | 1.0 | 55.8% |
| 55409 | Minneapolis | Standard | 11,188 | $98,305 | 1.3 | -7.5% |
| 55425 | Minneapolis | Standard | 10,908 | $76,274 | 6.4 | 16.4% |
| 55424 | Minneapolis | Standard | 10,289 | $250,001 | 2.5 | 2.9% |
| 55340 | Hamel | Standard | 10,183 | $178,553 | 36.0 | 46.4% |
| 55439 | Minneapolis | Standard | 9,459 | $168,693 | 4.9 | 5.1% |
| 55454 | Minneapolis | Standard | 8,880 | $23,100 | 0.7 | 17.6% |
| 55359 | Maple Plain | Standard | 6,997 | $129,250 | 47.2 | 13.9% |
| 55415 | Minneapolis | Standard | 6,900 | $124,921 | 0.4 | 93.4% |
| 55327 | Dayton | Standard | 6,016 | $140,366 | 19.8 | 71.1% |
| 55356 | Long Lake | Standard | 5,696 | $156,622 | 14.4 | 3.4% |
| 55455 | Minneapolis | Standard | 5,390 | — | 0.6 | 164.6% |
| 55375 | Saint Bonifacius | Standard | 4,326 | $130,893 | 5.1 | -6.0% |
| 55357 | Loretto | Standard | 3,419 | $152,500 | 20.0 | 3.8% |
| 55384 | Spring Park | Standard | 1,896 | $48,315 | 0.6 | 7.6% |
| 55402 | Minneapolis | Standard | 667 | $62,105 | 0.2 | 77.9% |
| 55111 | Saint Paul | Standard | 233 | — | 2.6 | — |
| 55450 | Minneapolis | Standard | 124 | — | 4.8 | — |
| 55361 | Minnetonka Beach | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55474 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55467 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55323 | Crystal Bay | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55479 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55458 | Minneapolis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55485 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55459 | Minneapolis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55486 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55440 | Minneapolis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55470 | Minneapolis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55483 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55480 | Minneapolis | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55484 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55487 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55488 | Minneapolis | Unique | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55577 | Rockford | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55593 | Maple Plain | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55572 | Rockford | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55599 | Loretto | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 55569 | Osseo | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |