| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:56 PM |
| Population: | 37,930 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27085 |
| CBSA: | Hutchinson, MN |
| Land Area: | 598 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 18 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.8352, -94.2203 |
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37,930 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 598 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 37,295 to 37,930 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.7% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55370 (Plato, $103,750 median) and poorest ZIP 55395 (Winsted, $72,800) are 12.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $206,300 in 55385 (Stewart) to $302,600 in 55370 (Plato).
Density varies 8× across the county — from 14 people/sq mi in 55385 (Stewart) to 112 in 55350 (Hutchinson).
Educational attainment ranges from 12.3% bachelor's+ in 55336 (Glencoe) to 26.6% in 55350 (Hutchinson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #28 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #18 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $81,421 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
20.2% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (5,370 of 26,605 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55350 | Hutchinson | Standard | 18,610 | $79,123 | 166.4 | 3.3% |
| 55336 | Glencoe | Standard | 8,296 | $77,261 | 141.2 | 1.9% |
| 55354 | Lester Prairie | Standard | 3,159 | $97,941 | 33.3 | 21.7% |
| 55395 | Winsted | Standard | 2,723 | $72,800 | 24.9 | -3.2% |
| 55381 | Silver Lake | Standard | 1,819 | $88,661 | 45.4 | -8.2% |
| 55312 | Brownton | Standard | 1,428 | $100,568 | 73.2 | -4.0% |
| 55385 | Stewart | Standard | 1,337 | $78,125 | 94.3 | -3.9% |
| 55370 | Plato | Standard | 558 | $103,750 | 19.6 | -35.8% |