| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:13:50 PM |
| Population: | 1,053 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27069 |
| Land Area: | 1,212 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.6042, -97.2077 |
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4,086 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 1,212 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 4,534 to 4,086 from 2014 to 2024 — a -9.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56755 (Saint Vincent, $91,250 median) and poorest ZIP 56733 (Kennedy, $57,361) are 25.2 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.0× across this county — from $82,000 in 56755 (Saint Vincent) to $164,200 in 56735 (Lancaster).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 2 people/sq mi in 56755 (Saint Vincent) to 8 in 56732 (Karlstad).
Educational attainment ranges from 21.4% bachelor's+ in 56731 (Humboldt) to 45.7% in 56755 (Saint Vincent) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #54 most populous of 64 counties and ranks #39 for median household income with the #15 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,669 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.8% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (847 of 2,936 reporting).
8 Standard delivery, 2 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56728 | Hallock | Standard | 1,116 | $79,444 | 193.7 | -15.5% |
| 56732 | Karlstad | Standard | 951 | $72,344 | 124.2 | -12.8% |
| 56735 | Lancaster | Standard | 683 | $73,750 | 407.5 | -18.6% |
| 56734 | Lake Bronson | Standard | 601 | $78,281 | 145.7 | 23.9% |
| 56733 | Kennedy | Standard | 380 | $57,361 | 183.1 | -19.7% |
| 56731 | Humboldt | PO Box | 137 | $75,125 | 33.0 | 104.5% |
| 56729 | Halma | Standard | 121 | $78,750 | 69.0 | 3.4% |
| 56755 | Saint Vincent | Standard | 82 | $91,250 | 51.6 | -6.8% |
| 56720 | Donaldson | PO Box | 15 | — | 1.3 | -72.7% |
| 56740 | Noyes | Standard | — | — | 2.7 | — |