| ZIP Codes: | 3 ZIP Codes (3 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 218 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 14,137 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27113 |
| Land Area: | 780 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 2 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 48.1003, -96.0808 |
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14,137 residents live across 3 ZIPs covering 780 sq mi, served by 3 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 14,253 to 14,137 from 2014 to 2024 — a -0.8% change. 1 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56754 (Saint Hilaire, $79,167 median) and poorest ZIP 56725 (Goodridge, $72,917) are 21.2 miles apart — a 1.1× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.1× across this county — from $196,000 in 56701 (Thief River Falls) to $220,200 in 56725 (Goodridge).
Density varies 12× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 56725 (Goodridge) to 32 in 56701 (Thief River Falls).
Educational attainment ranges from 16.1% bachelor's+ in 56754 (Saint Hilaire) to 21.5% in 56701 (Thief River Falls) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #58 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #43 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $78,241 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
21.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,080 of 9,897 reporting).
3 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.