| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 3 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 35,457 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27097 |
| Land Area: | 1,266 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 35 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.0024, -94.3635 |
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35,457 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,266 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 34,467 to 35,457 from 2014 to 2024 — a +2.9% change. 8 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56314 (Bowlus, $95,972 median) and poorest ZIP 56384 (Upsala, $48,750) are 4.6 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $138,800 in 56384 (Upsala) to $341,200 in 56443 (Cushing).
Density varies 35× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 56338 (Hillman) to 301 in 56384 (Upsala).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.1% bachelor's+ in 56384 (Upsala) to 25.2% in 56443 (Cushing) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #31 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #50 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,408 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
18.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (4,712 of 24,975 reporting).
10 Standard delivery, 3 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56345 | Little Falls | Standard | 15,008 | $60,676 | 238.0 | 0.5% |
| 56364 | Pierz | Standard | 5,708 | $76,638 | 228.3 | 9.0% |
| 56373 | Royalton | Standard | 3,329 | $91,192 | 103.7 | 10.6% |
| 56466 | Motley | Standard | 3,284 | $61,910 | 192.8 | 5.3% |
| 56475 | Randall | Standard | 1,750 | $64,327 | 73.2 | 6.8% |
| 56338 | Hillman | Standard | 1,636 | $70,938 | 189.8 | -5.5% |
| 56443 | Cushing | Standard | 1,537 | $71,310 | 126.7 | 5.7% |
| 56314 | Bowlus | Standard | 1,393 | $95,972 | 41.0 | 5.3% |
| 56382 | Swanville | Standard | 1,365 | $76,125 | 70.1 | -11.7% |
| 56384 | Upsala | Standard | 303 | $48,750 | 1.0 | -14.4% |
| 56328 | Flensburg | PO Box | 144 | $107,188 | 1.7 | 24.1% |
| 56317 | Buckman | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |
| 56344 | Lastrup | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |