| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:37 PM |
| Population: | 19,265 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27057 |
| Land Area: | 990 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 75 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 47.0952, -94.8507 |
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19,265 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 990 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 18,292 to 19,265 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56458 (Lake George, $85,625 median) and poorest ZIP 56433 (Akeley, $58,889) are 19.7 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.4× across this county — from $228,500 in 56433 (Akeley) to $318,000 in 56467 (Nevis).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 11 people/sq mi in 56461 (Laporte) to 27 in 56470 (Park Rapids).
Educational attainment ranges from 29.1% bachelor's+ in 56433 (Akeley) to 35.5% in 56467 (Nevis) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #50 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #60 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,911 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,354 of 14,251 reporting).
5 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.