| ZIP Codes: | 5 ZIP Codes (5 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 2:12:37 PM |
| Population: | 9,062 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27063 |
| Land Area: | 577 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 13 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 43.6963, -95.1484 |
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9,062 residents live across 5 ZIPs covering 577 sq mi, served by 5 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 9,054 to 9,062 from 2014 to 2024 — a +0.1% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 2 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56111 (Alpha, $98,125 median) and poorest ZIP 56143 (Jackson, $70,771) are 6.5 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.5× across this county — from $104,800 in 56111 (Alpha) to $162,400 in 56143 (Jackson).
Density varies 4× across the county — from 6 people/sq mi in 56111 (Alpha) to 24 in 56143 (Jackson).
Educational attainment ranges from 19.0% bachelor's+ in 56150 (Lakefield) to 35.1% in 56111 (Alpha) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #70 most populous of 93 counties and ranks #33 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $74,377 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
25.9% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,678 of 6,489 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.