| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (9 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 19,969 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27091 |
| CBSA: | Fairmont, MN |
| Land Area: | 711 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.6820, -94.5766 |
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19,969 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 711 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 20,550 to 19,969 from 2014 to 2024 — a -2.8% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56162 (Ormsby, $88,625 median) and poorest ZIP 56127 (Dunnell, $42,292) are 20.3 miles apart — a 2.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $97,200 in 56162 (Ormsby) to $179,300 in 56031 (Fairmont).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 56127 (Dunnell) to 69 in 56031 (Fairmont).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.7% bachelor's+ in 56121 (Ceylon) to 25.6% in 56031 (Fairmont) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #48 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #85 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $59,781 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,339 of 14,160 reporting).
9 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56031 | Fairmont | Standard | 11,665 | $54,847 | 168.9 | -3.9% |
| 56088 | Truman | Standard | 2,071 | $71,354 | 119.5 | 8.3% |
| 56171 | Sherburn | Standard | 1,632 | $72,554 | 93.5 | -3.4% |
| 56181 | Welcome | Standard | 1,280 | $55,750 | 58.0 | 17.6% |
| 56176 | Trimont | Standard | 888 | $59,125 | 66.1 | -19.9% |
| 56039 | Granada | Standard | 880 | $84,342 | 93.0 | -11.1% |
| 56121 | Ceylon | Standard | 590 | $49,042 | 40.6 | -6.8% |
| 56127 | Dunnell | Standard | 474 | $42,292 | 52.0 | 11.3% |
| 56162 | Ormsby | Standard | 313 | $88,625 | 19.4 | 11.4% |
| 56075 | Northrop | PO Box | 176 | $73,750 | 0.0 | -37.1% |