{"id":4943,"date":"2023-07-01T22:29:40","date_gmt":"2023-07-01T22:29:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=4943"},"modified":"2026-08-21T16:17:26","modified_gmt":"2026-08-21T16:17:26","slug":"faribault-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/faribault-county\/","title":{"rendered":"Faribault County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

Faribault County is a county in Minnesota, United States, on the Iowa border in the south-central part of the state. It had a population of 13,921 at the 2020 census and covers 722 square miles (1,870 km2), of which 712 square miles is land, centred near 43\u00b041\u2032N 93\u00b057\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Blue Earth is the county seat; its postal code is 56013. The county has 11 cities, 20 townships, 9 unincorporated communities and 2 ghost towns, all in the Central time zone.<\/p>\n

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

Faribault County’s 20 populated places split between 11 incorporated cities and 9 unincorporated communities, plus two abandoned townsites. Type key: City · seat = the county seat; Unincorp. = unincorporated community with no municipal government; Pop. and ZIP are shown only where verified.<\/p>\n

\n\n\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
Blue Earth<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nBlue Earth City<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56013<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wells<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56097<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winnebago<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWinnebago City<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56098<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nMinnesota Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56068<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bricelyn<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56014<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmore<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nElmore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56027<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiester<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nKiester<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56051<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delavan<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nDelavan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56023<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Easton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56025<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frost<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56033<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walters<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Baroda<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brush Creek<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBrush Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dell<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Guckeen<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Huntley<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n56047<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Marna<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pilot Grove<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nPilot Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Minnesota Lake sits mostly in Faribault County but crosses into neighboring Blue Earth County; the figures above reflect the Faribault County portion. The old page’s manufactured-housing park listings (Hillcrest Park, Prime Village of Wells, Sunrise Manor, Ziemers) and “Riverside Heights” are private mobile-home communities, not incorporated or census-recognized places, and are omitted here.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Faribault County has 20 organized civil townships, several sharing a name with the city or community at their center.<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\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
Blue Earth City<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBlue Earth (city, county seat)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winnebago City<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWinnebago<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Minnesota Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMinnesota Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Elmore<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nElmore<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kiester<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKiester<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Delavan<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nDelavan<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pilot Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPilot Grove<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brush Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBrush Creek<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Barber<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Clark<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dunbar<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emerald<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Foster<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Jo Daviess<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lura<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prescott<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rome<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Seely<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Verona<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Walnut Lake<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n