| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 320 / 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:37 PM |
| Population: | 26,865 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27083 |
| CBSA: | Marshall, MN |
| Land Area: | 934 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 15 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.4152, -95.8651 |
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26,865 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 934 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 26,969 to 26,865 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.4% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56229 (Cottonwood, $104,375 median) and poorest ZIP 56291 (Taunton, $63,438) are 15.7 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.1× across this county — from $136,500 in 56169 (Russell) to $289,600 in 56132 (Garvin).
Density varies 13× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 56132 (Garvin) to 85 in 56258 (Marshall).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.5% bachelor's+ in 56132 (Garvin) to 36.4% in 56258 (Marshall) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #39 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #32 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $76,386 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 (5,368 of 17,532 reporting).
10 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56258 | Marshall | Standard | 15,888 | $72,731 | 187.9 | 2.4% |
| 56175 | Tracy | Standard | 2,972 | $73,750 | 135.6 | -2.1% |
| 56264 | Minneota | Standard | 2,277 | $81,071 | 126.3 | 4.7% |
| 56229 | Cottonwood | Standard | 1,672 | $104,375 | 106.5 | -5.8% |
| 56115 | Balaton | Standard | 1,123 | $64,000 | 122.0 | -7.6% |
| 56169 | Russell | Standard | 780 | $82,083 | 55.1 | 4.3% |
| 56157 | Lynd | Standard | 707 | $91,250 | 39.5 | -22.1% |
| 56239 | Ghent | Standard | 587 | $99,821 | 28.0 | 9.9% |
| 56132 | Garvin | Standard | 462 | $73,750 | 71.8 | -7.0% |
| 56291 | Taunton | Standard | 397 | $63,438 | 61.7 | -29.1% |