| ZIP Codes: | 10 ZIP Codes (10 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 320 / 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:39 PM |
| Population: | 14,780 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27129 |
| Land Area: | 983 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 5 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.6966, -94.9496 |
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14,780 residents live across 10 ZIPs covering 983 sq mi, served by 10 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 15,568 to 14,780 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 7 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 55310 (Bird Island, $87,292 median) and poorest ZIP 55333 (Franklin, $54,688) are 13.0 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $104,300 in 56270 (Morton) to $184,500 in 56277 (Olivia).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 10 people/sq mi in 56285 (Sacred Heart) to 25 in 56277 (Olivia).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.8% bachelor's+ in 55333 (Franklin) to 21.6% in 55310 (Bird Island) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #56 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #65 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $70,554 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
17.7% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,823 of 10,310 reporting).
10 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.
Renville County lost 5.1% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56277 | Olivia | Standard | 2,905 | $70,326 | 115.3 | -6.6% |
| 56284 | Renville | Standard | 2,168 | $72,500 | 137.1 | -4.3% |
| 55342 | Hector | Standard | 1,973 | $64,861 | 167.1 | 1.2% |
| 55332 | Fairfax | Standard | 1,667 | $62,361 | 119.9 | 7.3% |
| 55310 | Bird Island | Standard | 1,344 | $87,292 | 93.9 | -4.5% |
| 55314 | Buffalo Lake | Standard | 1,187 | $79,500 | 77.0 | -16.1% |
| 56270 | Morton | Standard | 1,076 | $61,944 | 45.3 | 12.2% |
| 56285 | Sacred Heart | Standard | 983 | $83,984 | 97.7 | -14.1% |
| 56230 | Danube | Standard | 779 | $64,583 | 65.6 | -3.2% |
| 55333 | Franklin | Standard | 698 | $54,688 | 64.0 | -27.3% |