Yellow Medicine

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Minnesota

Yellow Medicine is a sparsely populated county in Minnesota with 7 ZIP codes, 11,126 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, Yellow Medicine, MN sits among US counties with an above-median household income, on a sparsely populated county population base, across a compact ZIP cluster.

Top 30%
household income vs 3,210 US counties
11,126
combined ZIP population
7
USPS ZIP codes covered
$76,286
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.

Yellow Medicine lands in the national county income distribution as above-median household income on sparsely populated county footing (FIPS 27173, 7 ZIPs, combined population 11,126). Sort the ZIP table by population before treating the county mean as uniform.

Above-median income on a compact ZIP cluster (7 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 27173.

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7

Total ZIPs

11,126

Total Population

ZIP Codes in Yellow Medicine

Side-by-side: Compare 56241 vs 56220 →

ZIP Code City Population Density
56241 Granite Falls 4,166 11
56220 Canby 3,070 4
56223 Clarkfield 1,408 5
56297 Wood Lake 867 5
56237 Echo 600 4
56245 Hanley Falls 535 4
56280 Porter 480 3

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the population of Yellow Medicine?

Yellow Medicine has a total population of 11,126 across 7 ZIP codes, based on U.S. Census Bureau ACS 2023 data.

What ZIP codes are in Yellow Medicine?

Yellow Medicine includes 7 ZIP codes: 56241, 56220, 56223, 56297, 56237, 56245, 56280.

Yellow Medicine'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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