| ZIP Codes: | 7 ZIP Codes (7 Standard, 0 PO Box, 0 Unique) [See All] |
| Area Codes: | 320 / 507 / 924 |
| Timezone: | Central (GMT -06:00) |
| Local Time: | 11:13:53 PM |
| Population: | 10,236 [See All] |
| FIPS: | 27173 |
| Land Area: | 790 sq mi |
| Water Area: | 4 sq mi |
| Coordinates: | 44.6916, -95.7841 |
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10,236 residents live across 7 ZIPs covering 790 sq mi, served by 7 distinct USPS-recognized cities.
Population moved from 10,806 to 10,236 from 2014 to 2024 — a -5.3% change. 3 ZIPs gained residents, 4 lost.
The county's wealthiest ZIP 56237 (Echo, $89,000 median) and poorest ZIP 56220 (Canby, $61,414) are 41.7 miles apart — a 1.4× income gap across local geography.
Median home values vary 1.8× across this county — from $110,000 in 56223 (Clarkfield) to $203,400 in 56280 (Porter).
Density varies 3× across the county — from 8 people/sq mi in 56280 (Porter) to 26 in 56241 (Granite Falls).
Educational attainment ranges from 10.0% bachelor's+ in 56245 (Hanley Falls) to 24.2% in 56280 (Porter) — the breadth of educational profiles across the area.
Within Minnesota, this is the #68 most populous of 87 counties and ranks #44 for median household income .
Weighted by population, the typical household earns about $69,875 across the county — reflecting what a typical resident sees, not a simple ZIP average.
19.6% of adults age 25+ hold a bachelor's degree or higher (1,406 of 7,167 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.
Yellow Medicine County lost 5.3% of residents between 2014 and 2024. ZIPs that shed the largest share:
| ZIP | City | Type | Population | Median Income | Area (sq mi) | 10-yr Growth |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 56241 | Granite Falls | Standard | 3,933 | $66,875 | 153.7 | 2.9% |
| 56220 | Canby | Standard | 2,617 | $61,414 | 282.4 | -16.9% |
| 56223 | Clarkfield | Standard | 1,351 | $71,667 | 115.2 | 4.6% |
| 56297 | Wood Lake | Standard | 811 | $82,250 | 67.2 | -7.0% |
| 56237 | Echo | Standard | 553 | $89,000 | 64.0 | -11.8% |
| 56280 | Porter | Standard | 530 | $78,214 | 65.5 | 0.4% |
| 56245 | Hanley Falls | Standard | 441 | $84,583 | 42.3 | -14.4% |