| ZIP Codes: | 20 ZIP Codes (19 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:56 PM |
| Population: | 56,440 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27111 |
| CBSA: | Fergus Falls, MN |
| Land Area: | 1,911 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 235 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.3914, -95.7087 |
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56,440 residents live across 20 ZIPs covering 1,911 sq mi, served by 19 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 53,820 to 56,440 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.9% change. 12 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56524 (Clitherall, $95,938 median) and poorest ZIP 56551 (Henning, $63,750) are 10.5 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.5× across this county — from $160,300 in 56518 (Bluffton) to $398,500 in 56515 (Battle Lake).
Density varies 7× across the county — from 9 people/sq mi in 56588 (Vining) to 65 in 56537 (Fergus Falls).
Educational attainment ranges from 11.2% bachelor's+ in 56361 (Parkers Prairie) to 38.7% in 56524 (Clitherall) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #18 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #53 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $71,252 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
28.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (11,540 of 40,824 reporting).
19 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56537 | Fergus Falls | Standard | 19,856 | $65,473 | 305.5 | 6.3% |
| 56573 | Perham | Standard | 7,221 | $68,770 | 153.3 | 13.9% |
| 56572 | Pelican Rapids | Standard | 5,827 | $79,475 | 192.4 | 13.2% |
| 56567 | New York Mills | Standard | 3,367 | $72,500 | 151.7 | -3.3% |
| 56515 | Battle Lake | Standard | 2,723 | $73,750 | 134.2 | -12.5% |
| 56361 | Parkers Prairie | Standard | 2,592 | $70,541 | 166.1 | 9.0% |
| 56551 | Henning | Standard | 2,387 | $63,750 | 111.5 | 6.4% |
| 56586 | Underwood | Standard | 1,873 | $79,583 | 87.6 | 0.5% |
| 56571 | Ottertail | Standard | 1,745 | $85,865 | 65.5 | 3.6% |
| 56528 | Dent | Standard | 1,623 | $79,500 | 84.5 | 1.2% |
| 56587 | Vergas | Standard | 1,339 | $88,000 | 70.0 | -4.2% |
| 56534 | Erhard | Standard | 1,201 | $70,694 | 68.8 | -1.2% |
| 56324 | Dalton | Standard | 1,028 | $82,917 | 70.8 | -17.8% |
| 56527 | Deer Creek | Standard | 881 | $64,375 | 53.9 | 13.8% |
| 56576 | Richville | Standard | 820 | $63,750 | 55.0 | 18.5% |
| 56524 | Clitherall | Standard | 694 | $95,938 | 54.5 | -7.6% |
| 56518 | Bluffton | Standard | 494 | $71,250 | 18.6 | 43.2% |
| 56588 | Vining | Standard | 483 | $74,306 | 51.4 | -17.0% |
| 56533 | Elizabeth | Standard | 286 | $67,250 | 15.4 | 1.1% |
| 56538 | Fergus Falls | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |