| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:13:50 PM |
| Population: | 6,112 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27073 |
| Land Area: | 638 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.9849, -96.1808 |
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6,112 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 638 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 6,518 to 6,112 from 2014 to 2024 — a -6.2% change. 0 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56212 (Bellingham, $81,250 median) and poorest ZIP 56256 (Madison, $65,521) are 8.6 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $73,800 in 56257 (Marietta) to $172,300 in 56232 (Dawson).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 56257 (Marietta) to 16 in 56232 (Dawson).
Educational attainment ranges from 13.9% bachelor's+ in 56257 (Marietta) to 28.0% in 56218 (Boyd) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #79 most populous of 87 counties and ranks #48 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,056 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,026 of 4,417 reporting).
5 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.
Lac Qui Parle County lost 6.2% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share: