| ZIP Codes: | 4 ZIP Codes (2 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:37 PM |
| Population: | 3,723 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27077 |
| Land Area: | 1,120 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 482 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.9950, -94.7782 |
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3,723 residents live across 4 ZIPs covering 1,120 sq mi, served by 4 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 3,806 to 3,723 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.2% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56623 (Baudette, $87,750 median) and poorest ZIP 56711 (Angle Inlet, $33,852) are 55.9 miles apart — a 2.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $137,500 in 56686 (Williams) to $232,800 in 56623 (Baudette).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 1 people/sq mi in 56711 (Angle Inlet) to 4 in 56623 (Baudette).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.2% bachelor's+ in 56686 (Williams) to 29.9% in 56623 (Baudette) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #86 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #81 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $84,737 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (723 of 2,849 reporting).
2 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.