| ZIP Codes: | 13 ZIP Codes (12 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:56 PM |
| Population: | 30,936 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27115 |
| Land Area: | 1,616 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 26 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.1035, -92.8613 |
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30,936 residents live across 13 ZIPs covering 1,616 sq mi, served by 13 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 30,513 to 30,936 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.4% change. 6 ZIPs gained residents, 6 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55783 (Sturgeon Lake, $82,421 median) and poorest ZIP 55756 (Kerrick, $55,625) are 19.0 miles apart — a 1.5× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $176,900 in 55712 (Bruno) to $271,200 in 55735 (Finlayson).
Density varies 18× across the county — from 3 people/sq mi in 55712 (Bruno) to 52 in 55063 (Pine City).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.3% bachelor's+ in 55007 (Brook Park) to 24.9% in 55704 (Askov) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #35 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #87 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,942 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (3,898 of 22,993 reporting).
12 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55063 | Pine City | Standard | 9,212 | $74,667 | 176.4 | -3.1% |
| 55037 | Hinckley | Standard | 5,215 | $68,380 | 310.6 | 4.9% |
| 55072 | Sandstone | Standard | 4,418 | $58,144 | 337.7 | -5.3% |
| 55783 | Sturgeon Lake | Standard | 2,639 | $82,421 | 148.1 | 12.8% |
| 55007 | Brook Park | Standard | 2,201 | $67,847 | 116.3 | -6.4% |
| 55735 | Finlayson | Standard | 1,814 | $63,827 | 124.1 | 4.6% |
| 55795 | Willow River | Standard | 1,807 | $68,750 | 89.6 | 17.1% |
| 55030 | Grasston | Standard | 1,711 | $81,563 | 39.7 | 28.6% |
| 55704 | Askov | Standard | 1,051 | $62,500 | 52.1 | -6.7% |
| 55712 | Bruno | Standard | 522 | $61,563 | 182.5 | 3.6% |
| 55756 | Kerrick | Standard | 309 | $55,625 | 38.7 | -22.0% |
| 55036 | Henriette | Standard | 37 | $27,188 | 0.3 | -26.0% |
| 55067 | Rock Creek | PO Box | — | — | 0.0 | — |