Which ZIP code in Crow Wing County has the fastest population growth?

56465 (Merrifield), at 18.1%, among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.

Why are some ZIP codes missing?

ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Crow Wing County, MN

These are the 12 ZIP codes in Crow Wing County with the fastest population growth, out of 12 with at least 1,000 residents. 56465 (Merrifield, 18.1%), 56442 (Crosslake, 13.8%) and 56472 (Pequot Lakes, 13.5%) lead the list. There is no single "best" ZIP code in Crow Wing County; the right one depends on who you want to reach, so the same ZIP codes are ranked several ways below.

Fastest-growing ZIP codes in Crow Wing County

Rank	ZIP	Mailing city	Population change	Residents	Households	Residential mailboxes
1	56465	Merrifield	18.1%	2,476	1,044	—
2	56442	Crosslake	13.8%	2,762	1,408	1,919
3	56472	Pequot Lakes	13.5%	8,830	3,690	5,017
4	56425	Baxter	8.1%	8,932	3,985	—
5	56474	Pine River	8.1%	4,475	1,918	2,380
6	56444	Deerwood	6.5%	3,331	1,410	1,773
7	56401	Brainerd	6.2%	31,841	13,074	2,915
8	56431	Aitkin	6.1%	9,312	4,099	—
9	56468	Nisswa	3.1%	4,520	2,026	2,873
10	56455	Ironton	-10.4%	1,688	662	—
11	56441	Crosby	-10.5%	3,348	1,694	—
12	56449	Fort Ripley	-14.1%	1,710	719	—

How we ranked them

Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents. ZIP codes need at least 1,000 residents to be ranked; 12 of 15 qualify.

Which of these to mail, and why

Growing ZIP codes add households every year, which means new homes, new routes and customers without a go-to provider yet. Check the route map: new subdivisions can appear as new carrier routes.

The top five ZIP codes on this list hold 12,045 households. Open any of them on the route map to see each carrier route's own figures before you choose.

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Frequently asked questions

Which ZIP code in Crow Wing County has the fastest population growth?: 56465 (Merrifield), at 18.1%, among 12 ZIP codes with at least 1,000 residents.
How is this ranking calculated?: Ranked by the change in ACS population estimates between the 2015–2019 and 2020–2024 releases. Both are 5-year averages, and ZIP code areas were redrawn for 2020, so a large change can partly reflect a boundary change. Both periods must have at least 1,000 residents.
Why are some ZIP codes missing?: ZIP codes with fewer than 1,000 residents are left out because their survey estimates swing too much to rank, and so are ZIP codes where the Census Bureau did not publish this figure.

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