| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:53:57 PM |
| Population: | 10,478 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27121 |
| Land Area: | 539 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 37 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.6435, -95.4655 |
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10,478 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 539 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,139 to 10,478 from 2014 to 2024 — a +3.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 1 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56349 (Lowry, $98,958 median) and poorest ZIP 56334 (Glenwood, $69,525) are 13.3 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.7× across this county — from $166,300 in 56323 (Cyrus) to $279,900 in 56334 (Glenwood).
Density varies 2× across the county — from 12 people/sq mi in 56385 (Villard) to 25 in 56334 (Glenwood).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.3% bachelor's+ in 56323 (Cyrus) to 29.0% in 56334 (Glenwood) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #66 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #36 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,332 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
24.3% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,866 of 7,677 reporting).
5 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.