| ZIP Codes: | 14 ZIP Codes (13 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 320 / 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:39 PM |
| Population: | 15,369 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27127 |
| Land Area: | 991 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 3 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.3817, -95.2766 |
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15,369 residents live across 14 ZIPs covering 991 sq mi, served by 14 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 16,048 to 15,369 from 2014 to 2024 — a -4.2% change. 5 ZIPs gained residents, 9 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56214 (Belview, $90,694 median) and poorest ZIP 56283 (Redwood Falls, $66,352) are 8.0 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $70,000 in 56287 (Seaforth) to $192,000 in 56166 (Revere).
Density varies 78× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 56166 (Revere) to 396 in 56294 (Wanda).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.9% bachelor's+ in 56166 (Revere) to 34.8% in 56294 (Wanda) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #55 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #58 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,994 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
23.0% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (2,419 of 10,506 reporting).
13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56283 | Redwood Falls | Standard | 6,481 | $66,352 | 177.3 | 0.7% |
| 56266 | Morgan | Standard | 1,583 | $74,000 | 99.7 | -0.8% |
| 56152 | Lamberton | Standard | 1,431 | $75,536 | 133.1 | -4.7% |
| 56180 | Walnut Grove | Standard | 1,287 | $67,689 | 114.5 | -15.7% |
| 56293 | Wabasso | Standard | 1,147 | $67,396 | 84.0 | -0.8% |
| 56083 | Sanborn | Standard | 741 | $69,167 | 96.4 | -22.0% |
| 56214 | Belview | Standard | 648 | $90,694 | 63.4 | -8.7% |
| 56292 | Vesta | Standard | 577 | $68,523 | 59.6 | 0.7% |
| 56263 | Milroy | Standard | 446 | $73,636 | 49.9 | -10.6% |
| 56255 | Lucan | Standard | 389 | $66,667 | 40.8 | 15.1% |
| 56224 | Clements | Standard | 259 | $71,250 | 36.2 | -31.3% |
| 56166 | Revere | Standard | 178 | $75,875 | 35.0 | -24.9% |
| 56294 | Wanda | PO Box | 104 | $82,083 | 0.3 | 50.7% |
| 56287 | Seaforth | Standard | 98 | $73,750 | 0.5 | 22.5% |