{"id":4899,"date":"2023-07-01T18:21:07","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T18:21:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4899"},"modified":"2026-08-14T22:20:43","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:20:43","slug":"brown-county-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/brown-county-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Brown County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Brown County is a county in Minnesota, United States, in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 25,912 at the 2020 census and covers 618 square miles (1,600 km2), of which 611 square miles are land and 7.4 square miles are water, centred near 44°14′N 94°43′W.<\/p>\n

New Ulm is the county seat, and its postal code is 56073. The county contains seven incorporated cities, two census-designated places, and 16 civil townships. Brown County is in the Central time zone and is part of the Mankato-New Ulm-North Mankato, MN Combined Statistical Area.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in Brown County<\/h2>\n

Brown County has seven incorporated cities — New Ulm (the county seat), Sleepy Eye, Springfield, Hanska, Comfrey, Cobden, and Evan — plus two Census Bureau-recognized CDPs, Essig and Searles, and a further handful of unincorporated communities inside its townships. Comfrey straddles the Brown–Watonwan county line, with only part of the city inside Brown County.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
New Ulm<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56073<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sleepy Eye<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56085<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Springfield<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56087<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hanska<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLake Hanska<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56041<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Comfrey<\/td>\nCity (partial)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56019<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cobden<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Evan<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Essig<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56030<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Searles<\/td>\nCDP<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56084<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dotson<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Godahl<\/td>\nUnincorp. (partial)<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iberia<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leavenworth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLeavenworth<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linden<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLinden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stark<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nStark<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Cobden and Evan are the county’s two smallest incorporated cities and have no ZIP code of their own; mail for both is typically handled through nearby New Ulm or Sleepy Eye post offices. Essig and Searles are unincorporated in the legal sense but are recognized by the Census Bureau as census-designated places for statistical purposes.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n
\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Albin<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bashaw<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burnstown<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cottonwood<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Home<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Hanska<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHanska<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Leavenworth<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLeavenworth<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Linden<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLinden<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milford<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mulligan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
North Star<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prairieville<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sigel<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stark<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStark<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stately<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Township-level 2020 census counts were not confirmed for this profile and are omitted rather than estimated; the table is ordered alphabetically for that reason. Most of the 16 townships are entirely rural, without a platted community inside their boundaries.<\/p>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n