| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 23,083 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27093 |
| Land Area: | 593 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 34 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.1344, -94.5216 |
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23,083 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 593 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 22,648 to 23,083 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.9% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55389 (Watkins, $96,786 median) and poorest ZIP 55355 (Litchfield, $63,295) are 16.3 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.3× across this county — from $152,300 in 56228 (Cosmos) to $355,100 in 55324 (Darwin).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 16 people/sq mi in 56228 (Cosmos) to 55 in 55325 (Dassel).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 55389 (Watkins) to 25.7% in 55325 (Dassel) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #43 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #39 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $75,227 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,108 of 16,024 reporting).
7 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55355 | Litchfield | Standard | 9,663 | $63,295 | 182.9 | -0.2% |
| 55325 | Dassel | Standard | 4,795 | $87,137 | 87.1 | 8.5% |
| 55389 | Watkins | Standard | 2,384 | $96,786 | 76.5 | -7.1% |
| 55329 | Eden Valley | Standard | 2,219 | $79,453 | 51.8 | 15.0% |
| 56243 | Grove City | Standard | 1,921 | $71,528 | 97.2 | 9.1% |
| 55324 | Darwin | Standard | 1,179 | $83,269 | 41.9 | -12.7% |
| 56228 | Cosmos | Standard | 922 | $69,844 | 56.0 | -1.8% |