Brown

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Minnesota

Brown is a smaller county in Minnesota with 6 ZIP codes, 28,243 people, and above-median household income among US counties. All data is sourced from the U.S. Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS) 2023 5-Year Estimates.

National county placement

According to ACS 5-Year Estimates, Brown, MN sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a smaller county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 42%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
28,243
combined ZIP population
6
USPS ZIP codes covered
$70,576
avg ZIP median income

Income percentile ranks this county's average ZIP median household income against 3,210 US counties with ACS income on at least one ZIP.

Brown lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on smaller county footing (FIPS 27015, 6 ZIPs, combined population 28,243). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (6 codes). Population density still swings from downtown to farm-edge; the density column is the fastest filter before a side-by-side compare. County-level HUD and FBI inputs still key off FIPS 27015.

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6

Total ZIPs

28,243

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Brown

Side-by-side: Compare 56073 vs 56085 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
56073 New Ulm 16,759 32
56085 Sleepy Eye 5,451 10
56087 Springfield 3,179 8
56041 Hanska 1,066 6
56019 Comfrey 914 3
56083 Sanborn 874 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Brown?

Brown has a total population of 28,243 across 6 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Brown?

Brown includes 6 ZIP codes: 56073, 56085, 56087, 56041, 56019, 56083.

Brown's figures come from Census ACS 5-Year Estimates (2023), mapped to ZIP codes via the HUD USPS Crosswalk. PlainZIP is not affiliated with the U.S. Census Bureau or any government agency. See our methodology for details.

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