| ZIP Codes: | 8 ZIP Codes (6 Standard, 2 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 320 / 763 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 37,003 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27095 |
| CBSA: | Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI |
| Land Area: | 960 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 121 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.8710, -93.6040 |
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37,003 residents live across 8 ZIPs covering 960 sq mi, served by 8 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,552 to 37,003 from 2014 to 2024 — a +7.1% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55371 (Princeton, $93,824 median) and poorest ZIP 56386 (Wahkon, $54,583) are 36.2 miles apart — a 1.7× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.9× across this county — from $175,800 in 56363 (Pease) to $327,200 in 55371 (Princeton).
Density varies 92× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 56342 (Isle) to 958 in 56363 (Pease).
Educational attainment ranges from 14.6% bachelor's+ in 56386 (Wahkon) to 19.8% in 56330 (Foreston) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #30 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #75 for median household income with the #20 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $82,910 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,784 of 25,745 reporting).
6 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55371 | Princeton | Standard | 18,103 | $93,824 | 201.0 | 10.3% |
| 56353 | Milaca | Standard | 9,546 | $78,763 | 192.4 | 8.0% |
| 56359 | Onamia | Standard | 3,521 | $59,457 | 233.9 | -8.9% |
| 56342 | Isle | Standard | 2,788 | $63,295 | 268.5 | 3.8% |
| 56330 | Foreston | Standard | 2,097 | $84,519 | 38.8 | 16.0% |
| 56386 | Wahkon | Standard | 661 | $54,583 | 24.8 | -5.8% |
| 56363 | Pease | PO Box | 238 | $67,500 | 0.2 | 57.6% |
| 56313 | Bock | PO Box | 49 | $48,333 | 0.2 | -47.9% |