Stearns County, Minnesota
Stearns County covers 1,343 sq mi of land and has about 160,865 residents. 34 zip codes lie mainly within it, spread across 25 cities and towns. Zip codes that only partly reach into the county are listed on each zip's own page.
Population
160,865
120/sq mi
Median household income
$77K
U.S. $81K
Median home value
$273K
U.S. $333K
Median rent
$1,068
U.S. $1,413
Median age
35.1
U.S. 38.9
Poverty rate
12.9%
U.S. 12.5%
Cities and towns
- Saint Cloud11 zips
- Sartell1 zip
- Saint Joseph1 zip
- Sauk Centre1 zip
- Cold Spring1 zip
- Waite Park2 zips
- Melrose1 zip
- Clearwater1 zip
- Paynesville1 zip
- Avon1 zip
- Albany1 zip
- Richmond1 zip
- South Haven1 zip
- Kimball1 zip
- Holdingford1 zip
- Belgrade1 zip
- Freeport1 zip
- Collegeville1 zip
- Saint Stephen1 zip
- Rockville1 zip
- Saint Martin1 zip
- Greenwald1 zip
- New Munich1 zip
- Elrosa1 zip
- Roscoe1 zip
Zip codes in Stearns County
34 total
| Zip | City | Type | Population | IncomeMedian income |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 55320 | Clearwater | 5,998 | $113,973 | |
| 55353 | Kimball | 3,361 | $83,854 | |
| 55382 | South Haven | 3,691 | $93,661 | |
| 56301 | Saint Cloud | 35,580 | $73,142 | |
| 56302 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56303 | Saint Cloud | 25,827 | $65,198 | |
| 56307 | Albany | 5,385 | $84,097 | |
| 56310 | Avon | 5,431 | $105,164 | |
| 56312 | Belgrade | 2,270 | $70,000 | |
| 56320 | Cold Spring | 8,482 | $87,026 | |
| 56321 | Collegeville | 1,526 | — | |
| 56325 | Elrosa | 217 | $86,875 | |
| 56331 | Freeport | 2,057 | $96,042 | |
| 56335 | Greenwald | 270 | $72,625 | |
| 56340 | Holdingford | 2,309 | $96,250 | |
| 56352 | Melrose | 6,112 | $73,721 | |
| 56356 | New Munich | 266 | $85,000 | |
| 56362 | Paynesville | 5,773 | $86,212 | |
| 56368 | Richmond | 4,262 | $97,407 | |
| 56369 | Rockville | 582 | $98,077 | |
| 56371 | Roscoe | 95 | $51,250 | |
| 56372 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56374 | Saint Joseph | 10,029 | $80,156 | |
| 56375 | Saint Stephen | 694 | $105,313 | |
| 56376 | Saint Martin | 313 | $59,219 | |
| 56377 | Sartell | 21,063 | $87,172 | |
| 56378 | Sauk Centre | 8,649 | $72,567 | |
| 56387 | Waite Park | 7,756 | $59,009 | |
| 56393 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56395 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56396 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56397 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56398 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — | |
| 56399 | Saint Cloud · PO box | — | — |
Stearns County at a glance
Compared with the U.S.
Household income distribution
<$25k
14%
$25–50k
17%
$50–75k
17%
$75–100k
15%
$100–150k
18%
$150–200k
9%
$200k+
9%
Highest education (adults 25+)
No diploma
7%
High school
28%
Some college
22%
Associate's
14%
Bachelor's
19%
Graduate
10%
How people get to work
Drove alone
75%
Carpooled
8%
Transit
1%
Walked
4%
Bicycle
0.4%
Worked from home
11%
Other
0.8%
At a glance
| Stearns | U.S. | |
|---|---|---|
| Own their home | 67.9% | 65.2% |
| Bachelor's degree or higher | 28.8% | 35.7% |
| Work from home | 10.6% | 15.1% |
| Households with broadband | 90.6% | 91% |
| Without health insurance | 4.9% | 8.4% |
| Foreign-born | 7.9% | 14.1% |
| Veterans (of adults) | 6.3% | 6.2% |
| Unemployment | 4.1% | 5.2% |
| Average commute | 21.7 min | 26.4 min |