{"id":5019,"date":"2023-07-02T17:41:33","date_gmt":"2023-07-02T17:41:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=5019"},"modified":"2026-08-22T01:45:47","modified_gmt":"2026-08-22T01:45:47","slug":"mcleod-county","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/mcleod-county\/","title":{"rendered":"McLeod County, Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"

McLeod County is a county in Minnesota, United States, roughly 50 miles west of Minneapolis at the western edge of the Twin Cities metro. It had a population of 36,771 at the 2020 census and covers 506 square miles (1,310 km2) centred near 44°50′N 94°16′W.<\/p>\n

Glencoe is the county seat, and its postal code is 55336. The county has 9 incorporated cities and 7 unincorporated communities spread across 14 townships. McLeod County sits in the Central time zone and forms the core of the Hutchinson, MN Micropolitan Statistical Area, itself part of the wider Minneapolis–St. Paul Combined Statistical Area.<\/p>\n

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

McLeod County has 9 incorporated cities and 7 recognized unincorporated communities. Hutchinson is the largest city and the county’s economic hub; Glencoe, the county seat, is the second largest. CDP and Unincorp. entries below have no municipal government of their own.<\/p>\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
Hutchinson<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHutchinson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55350<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glencoe<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nGlencoe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55336<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winsted<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nWinsted<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55395<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lester Prairie<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nHelen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55354<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Silver Lake<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nLynn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brownton<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPenn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stewart<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nRich Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55385<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Plato<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nRound Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55370<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Biscay<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nPenn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55312<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
South Silver Lake<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nLynn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n55381<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sherman<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSumter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumter<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nSumter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Fernando<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nBergen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heatwole<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nAcoma<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Komensky<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nCollins<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lake Addie<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHale<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Biscay, a small city on the Penn–Brownton line, shares Brownton’s 55312 ZIP because it has no dedicated post office. South Silver Lake is a separate incorporated small city adjoining the city of Silver Lake, not a neighborhood of it, and shares Silver Lake’s 55381 delivery area.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\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
Hutchinson<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHutchinson (city, mostly self-governing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glencoe<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGlencoe (city, mostly self-governing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSilver Lake, South Silver Lake<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hassan Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nrural, borders Hutchinson<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winsted<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nWinsted (city, mostly self-governing)<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Helen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLester Prairie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rich Valley<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nStewart<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Round Grove<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPlato<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Penn<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBrownton, Biscay<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sumter<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nSherman, Sumter<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bergen<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nFernando<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Acoma<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHeatwole<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Collins<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nKomensky<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hale<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nLake Addie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n