| 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: | 10,080 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27149 |
| Land Area: | 617 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.5698, -95.9866 |
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10,080 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 617 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,946 to 10,080 from 2014 to 2024 — a +1.3% change. 2 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56207 (Alberta, $87,969 median) and poorest ZIP 56235 (Donnelly, $72,500) are 15.3 miles apart — a 1.2× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.9× across this county — from $82,100 in 56207 (Alberta) to $236,800 in 56267 (Morris).
Density varies 9× across the county — from 4 people/sq mi in 56207 (Alberta) to 34 in 56267 (Morris).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.5% bachelor's+ in 56207 (Alberta) to 35.4% in 56267 (Morris) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #68 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #37 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $76,629 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
30.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,875 of 6,066 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.
One ZIP holds the majority of this county's population — a sign of a county built around a single city or town.