| ZIP Codes: | 9 ZIP Codes (8 Standard, 1 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 218 / 320 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:39 PM |
| Population: | 18,879 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27153 |
| Land Area: | 717 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 17 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 46.0474, -94.9443 |
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18,879 residents live across 9 ZIPs covering 717 sq mi, served by 9 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 17,882 to 18,879 from 2014 to 2024 — a +5.6% change. 4 ZIPs gained residents, 5 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56318 (Burtrum, $84,297 median) and poorest ZIP 56440 (Clarissa, $53,250) are 23.3 miles apart — a 1.6× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 2.7× across this county — from $123,300 in 56437 (Bertha) to $331,400 in 56336 (Grey Eagle).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 15 people/sq mi in 56446 (Eagle Bend) to 41 in 56347 (Long Prairie).
Educational attainment ranges from 9.4% bachelor's+ in 56446 (Eagle Bend) to 21.5% in 56318 (Burtrum) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #52 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #82 for median household income with the #23 fastest decade growth .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $66,448 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
14.4% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,849 of 12,836 reporting).
8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56347 | Long Prairie | Standard | 8,042 | $66,641 | 198.3 | 16.5% |
| 56438 | Browerville | Standard | 2,942 | $62,500 | 148.6 | -2.4% |
| 56336 | Grey Eagle | Standard | 1,566 | $82,679 | 61.3 | 0.3% |
| 56446 | Eagle Bend | Standard | 1,418 | $56,979 | 93.1 | -3.5% |
| 56437 | Bertha | Standard | 1,410 | $60,345 | 64.4 | -3.0% |
| 56440 | Clarissa | Standard | 1,395 | $53,250 | 56.4 | -1.3% |
| 56318 | Burtrum | Standard | 1,191 | $84,297 | 41.0 | 4.2% |
| 56453 | Hewitt | Standard | 841 | $70,833 | 52.6 | 2.3% |
| 56389 | West Union | PO Box | 74 | $68,333 | 0.9 | -25.3% |