| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Code: | 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:39 PM |
| Population: | 10,355 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27151 |
| Land Area: | 842 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 12 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 45.2823, -95.6709 |
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10,355 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 842 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,928 to 10,355 from 2014 to 2024 — a +4.3% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 3 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56226 (Clontarf, $111,750 median) and poorest ZIP 56215 (Benson, $56,604) are 8.5 miles apart — a 2.0× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.4× across this county — from $102,800 in 56208 (Appleton) to $248,100 in 56226 (Clontarf).
Density varies 5× across the county — from 5 people/sq mi in 56231 (Danvers) to 21 in 56215 (Benson).
Educational attainment ranges from 18.6% bachelor's+ in 56252 (Kerkhoven) to 29.3% in 56215 (Benson) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #67 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #35 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $65,286 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 (1,721 of 7,080 reporting).
7 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.
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56215 | Benson | Standard | 4,677 | $56,604 | 226.7 | 6.6% |
| 56208 | Appleton | Standard | 2,113 | $59,766 | 205.6 | 0.5% |
| 56271 | Murdock | Standard | 1,334 | $64,861 | 148.0 | 10.3% |
| 56252 | Kerkhoven | Standard | 1,310 | $82,571 | 75.0 | 5.8% |
| 56231 | Danvers | Standard | 405 | $110,000 | 89.7 | -5.2% |
| 56249 | Holloway | Standard | 301 | $72,250 | 65.2 | -2.3% |
| 56226 | Clontarf | Standard | 215 | $111,750 | 31.7 | -15.7% |