| ZIP Codes: | 6 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 605 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:38 PM |
| Population: | 5,516 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 46101 |
| Land Area: | 549 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 1 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.0645, -96.3390 |
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8,835 residents live across 6 ZIPs covering 549 sq mi, served by 6 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,234 to 8,835 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56139 (Holland, $78,125 median) and poorest ZIP 56170 (Ruthton, $58,750) are 6.6 miles apart — a 1.3× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.2× across this county — from $86,200 in 56140 (Ihlen) to $188,400 in 56186 (Woodstock).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 7 people/sq mi in 56186 (Woodstock) to 21 in 56164 (Pipestone).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 56186 (Woodstock) to 35.0% in 56140 (Ihlen) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #80 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #55 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $72,492 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
22.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,318 of 5,984 reporting).
5 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.