Stearns
Source:
Minnesota
Stearns is a mid-size county in Minnesota with 25 ZIP codes, 150,789 people, and upper-quartile 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, Stearns, MN sits among US counties with an upper-quartile household income, on a mid-size county population base, across a multi-ZIP patchwork.
- Top 21%
- household income vs 3,210 US counties
- 150,789
- combined ZIP population
- 25
- USPS ZIP codes covered
- $81,451
- 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.
Stearns lands in the national county income distribution as upper-quartile household income on mid-size county footing (FIPS 27145, 25 ZIPs, combined population 150,789). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.
High-income counties with wide ZIP mosaics hide sharp internal gradients. The densest ZIP here is 56301 (Saint Cloud) with 32,434 residents - open it beside a thin rural code from the table before treating the county mean as uniform. HUD Fair Market Rents and FBI county tables attach to FIPS 27145, so scorecards stay county-keyed while household income stays ZIP-keyed.
Save two ZIPs from the table into your shortlist, then open a compare link - that is the return path a static county summary cannot replace. All figures here come from Census ACS 2023 5-Year Estimates and USPS ZCTA files.
25
Total ZIPs
150,789
Total Population
ZIP Codes in Stearns
Side-by-side: Compare 56301 vs 56303 →
| ZIP Code | City | Population | Density |
|---|---|---|---|
| 56301 | Saint Cloud | 32,434 | 169 |
| 56303 | Saint Cloud | 25,984 | 899 |
| 56377 | Sartell | 17,648 | 326 |
| 56374 | Saint Joseph | 9,868 | 56 |
| 56320 | Cold Spring | 8,080 | 58 |
| 56378 | Sauk Centre | 7,778 | 14 |
| 56387 | Waite Park | 6,734 | 307 |
| 56352 | Melrose | 5,868 | 20 |
| 56362 | Paynesville | 5,844 | 15 |
| 56307 | Albany | 5,157 | 19 |
| 56310 | Avon | 5,120 | 28 |
| 56368 | Richmond | 4,239 | 24 |
| 55353 | Kimball | 3,162 | 15 |
| 56312 | Belgrade | 2,365 | 5 |
| 56340 | Holdingford | 2,288 | 18 |
| 55329 | Eden Valley | 2,118 | 16 |
| 56331 | Freeport | 2,019 | 11 |
| 56321 | Collegeville | 1,536 | 921 |
| 56375 | Saint Stephen | 852 | 90 |
| 56369 | Rockville | 528 | 217 |
| 56376 | Saint Martin | 358 | 76 |
| 56356 | New Munich | 300 | 308 |
| 56325 | Elrosa | 211 | 515 |
| 56335 | Greenwald | 199 | 154 |
| 56371 | Roscoe | 99 | 85 |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the population of Stearns?
Stearns has a total population of 150,789 across 25 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.
What ZIP codes are in Stearns?
Stearns includes 25 ZIP codes: 56301, 56303, 56377, 56374, 56320, 56378, 56387, 56352, 56362, 56307, and more.